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Carving3691/3

Small soapstone carving of a fox, depicted lying down with its chest slightly raised on the forearms. The head is turned to its left, and the tail curves along the same side. Face has small holes carved into it to represent eyes and nostrils; straight line through snout for a mouth. Pointed ears have small divots carved into their centres. Label on base reads: "D1027 Pelly Bay EI4-1".

Culture
Inuit
Material
soapstone stone
Made in
Pelly Bay, Nunavut, Canada and Kugaaruk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3703/6

Wolf mask, made of two planks with an adjoining nose piece, and four slats at the back; two on top and two on bottom. Slats form a triangular frame, with mask tapering towards front. Wolf face is painted on exterior of planks, using formline design elements. Nose is black, with a wide band along length of snout and brow; white crescents across brow. Additional band, with U-shapes and trigons, extends from long line of white bared teeth. Row of alternating red and black ovoids along the bottom edge. Eyes are white and black, inside a red ovoid; additional ovoids carved around eye. Semi-circular ears attached to top edge; divots carved in centres, and edges painted black. Short bundle of cedar tied onto nose piece; three bundles attached to top of frame, with cedar curving behind slats and underneath mask. Small feather inserted into top centre bundle. Top edges of mask are painted black; interior is undecorated. Artist signature, West Coast Wolf, and date made written inside of mask, towards back opening.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
wood, cedar bark, feather and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3703/5

Crawling wolf mask, made of a single piece of wood; interior has been hollowed out. Mask has a circular open top and bottom; wide slit opening at back. Head portion extends into a long, rounded snout with high nostrils. Below are chevron-shaped teeth, carved in relief, pointing towards back of mask; painted white with dark red in between. Black and white eyes, set in a red ovoids, painted on either side of mask. Mask exterior is painted black, except for bridge between nostrils and snout. Three metal hooks drilled around sides of top opening, with a thick cord wrapped through each hook; cords knotted together in centre of opening. Wide band of cloth looped around knotted cords, and a small cord knotted around front hook. Additional holes drilled along edges of bottom opening, on left and right sides; each side has a long piece of cloth attached. Small tags attached to interior walls, with carved number, 707-555-645, next to them.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
wood, metal, fibre and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Portrait of the Artist's Aunt3684/2

Wooden portrait mask, with long dark hair. Front surface almost completely painted in red, green and black designs; mouth slightly open showing a row of operculum shell teeth; two curved copper bands nailed on as eyebrows; four cut feathers at the top of forehead, with the ends of the quills projecting down through holes to the inside of the mask. The inside of the mask is plain wood, with a horizontal wooden mouth piece attached. Edge of hair pieces inserted in a cut opening along the full length of each side.

Culture
Haida
Material
operculum shell, red cedar wood, hair, feather, copper metal, acrylic paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Portrait of the Artist's Uncle3684/1

Wooden portrait mask, with long dark brown hair. Front surface almost completely painted in red, green and black designs; mouth slightly open showing operculum shell teeth. The inside of the mask is plain wood, with a horizontal wooden mouth piece attached; metal hanging fixtures on back edge of sides. Hair inserted into evenly spaced round holes all along both sides.

Culture
Haida
Material
red cedar wood, hair, copper metal, acrylic paint and operculum shell
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Salt & Pepper Container3668/1 a-d

Pair of salt and pepper shakers with twist lids. Both shakers have rectangular bases with rounded sides that taper to lipped, circular openings; small triangles carved into lips for lids to screw into. Both lids have 12 holes drilled into their tops, and small protrusions on their bottom inner edges, for securing the lid to the shaker. One shaker (part a) has three lines carved close together down the left and right sides, forming sharp ridges; three lines carved down front and back, forming wide ridges. Lid of shaker (part b) is a two-headed walrus, with the faces looking in opposite directions; three diagonal lines carved into either side of lid. Walruses have finely carved tusks, and pouting mouths; nostrils, eyes, and whispers done with black pigment. Second shaker (part c) has repeating zigzags carved around all sides of body; two angled lines carved into front and back, forming deep channels. Lid (part d) is a two-headed bear, with the faces looking in opposite directions; three diagonal lines carved into either side of lid. Bears have long snouts, small rounded ears, and a line incised around the outer edge of their face; eyes, nose, and mouth done with black pigment.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and pigment
Made in
Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hunters3673/7

Stonecut print on rectangular off-white paper, in portrait orientation. Print depicts two separate hunting scenes across top and bottom of paper; upper half done in dark green ink, bottom half done in brown. Top scene is shown in profile. It has four hunters; three are walking and one is paddling a kayak. All are wearing an assortment of short and long-tailed parkas, pants, and tall boots. Largest walking hunter is using a walking stick and has a baby on their back; smaller hunter behind them has a bundle on their back too, and is leaning over a dog. Third walking hunter is in motion of running, while holding a blade. In front of all of them is a dog with a harness. The kayaker has two additional figures riding with them. The first is lying across front half of the kayak, looking towards the kayaker; second figure is on the deck behind the kayaker, sitting upright. Two dogs are running alongside the kayak. Bottom scene is done with an overhead view. It has two kayakers, with seal floats and harpoons secured to their boats, and a hunter running alongside them, with a bow in one hand and a blade in the other. The hunters are surrounded by deer, walruses, a bear, birds, and other animals. Irregularly-shaped rectangle in bottom right corner, with "Joe" and syllabics inside it. Edition number, 16/30, syllabics, and the year made are written in pencil along bottom edge.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Whale Hunt3673/8

Ink and pastel drawing on off-white rectangular paper, in horizontal orientation. Design consists of three hunters with their dogs, going whale hunting. Hunters are standing in a line, with ones on outer sides done in profile; central hunter is facing forward. Hunters on sides are wearing red coats, with their hoods up, and dark green pants and boots; both have pointed noses. The hunter on the left is holding a harpooned fish with one hand, and a knife in the other; additional harpoon to the right. Hunter on the right is holding a harpoon and a leash to a black dog. Central hunter has slitted eyes, wide nose with nostrils, and a smiling mouth; wearing black hooded parka, and matching pants and boots. They are holding a harpoon in one hand and the leash of a second black dog. Third dog, done in dark green, is off leash in the bottom right corner of the drawing. Pencil inscriptions, with artist name and year made, on back of drawing, along bottom edge.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Eskimos at a Meeting Trying to Decide About Something3673/3

Stonecut print on rectangular off-white paper, in horizontal orientation; done in black ink. Design of thirteen heads inside an irregularly-shaped bubble; small black rectangle extends from bottom edge of bubble, with syllabics inside. All of the figures have short hair, oval-shaped eyes, frowning mouths, and fur-lined hoods around their necks. Half of the faces have prominent smile lines, while the others have smooth cheeks. Edition number, 32/40, syllabics, and year made written in pencil along bottom edge; fish logo, in black ink, next to pencil inscription. Canadian Eskimo Arts Council logo embossed in bottom right corner.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Inukjuak, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hunting Scene3673/6

Stonecut print on rectangular off-white paper, in horizontal orientation; done in dark blue ink. Central design of seven hunters chasing two animals; both animals are to the far right of the scene, and have their heads turned over their shoulders. All of the hunters are wearing an assortment of hooded short and long-tailed parkas, pants, and tall boots. Two hunters are running in the background, holding spears with their hoods down; all other figures have their hoods up. In the foreground, there is a sled with two small figures sitting in it. Two larger figures stand alongside the sled with their arms raised, pointing towards the animals. A third figure stands in front of the sled, holding a spear above their head, pointed back. Above the scene, there is a section of syllabics; "Joe" is signed to the bottom left of the text. Next to "Joe" there is a small depiction of two people riding a dog sled. To bottom right of text, there is an image of a figure holding a spear, and dragging an animal behind them. Edition number, 11/30, syllabics, and the year made are written in pencil along the bottom edge; Canadian Eskimo Arts Council logo embossed in bottom right corner. Povungnituk Cooperative Society stamp on back, in top left corner.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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