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Drawing2978/63

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of hunters, hunting walrus. To the left is a man harpooning through a breathing hole. Beside him is a seal(?). To the right is a second hunter over a breathing hole with a walrus(?) below him and a dog above. To the right is another hunter who is wearing red trousers. He is holding a large harpoon and below him is a walrus.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/62

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of hunters and dogs hunting walrus. Image can be broken into an upper half and a lower half. On the upper left are two green walrus near a breathing hole. To the right is a man holding a harpoon. He is wearing a green parka and has on orange trousers. To his right is a woman holding a spear in one hand. She has on a green parka and a orange skirt. To the right is another man holding a harpoon with a green parka and orange trousers. On the bottom left are a green male and a female walrus. To the right is another male walrus and on the far right are three green dogs.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/61

Grey graphite drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of a shaman and bird spirit. Central image is of a large human with a bird head and claws for his hands and feet. He is facing a very large bird. To the left of the bird is a bear. To the right of the bird/human figure is a woman - one of her hands looks human and the other has elongated fingers. Below these images is a sled being drawn by three dogs. On the sled sit a woman and a child.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/60

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of a group of people playing soccer. There are identical goal posts on either side of the image. They are red with a goalie who appears to be seated in the centre of the goal. There are eight players on the field - three with red mittens, one with purple mittens, one with green mittens and three with grey mittens. The ball is red and is in the centre of the image.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/59

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of light beige paper of a metal tea kettle suspended above a qulliq (lamp) with a flame heating the bottom of the kettle. The lamp sits on a lamp stand and oil that has passed through the porous stone is being collected in a small metal container below. To the right is a tamper with a burnt end. Inscription in syllabics on back, bottom right corner.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/58

Grey pencil drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of light beige paper. Image of a pod of male narwhals all swimming towards the right edge of the image. The narwhals depicted are in two columns of four. All are in the process of spouting and all have their tusks protruding from the right sides of their heads. Red ink Cape Dorset Coop stamp on reverse. Pencil inscriptions on reverse include name of artist and "3 / 10 / 1960".

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/57

Grey pencil drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of two Inuit with a number of real and imaginary animals. There are four rows of creatures in this drawing. The top row consists of a bear eating a goose, a bear standing on its hind legs, a bear facing right and a snarling dog. The next row consists of an unknown four legged animal with a caribou like head and bear claws, a seal lying on its back, a fox or dog and a second dog. The next row consists of a seal on its back and a strange creature with claws and walrus tusks protruding from its head with a line attached to the figure of a man. The bottom row consists of a man holding hands with a seal and a strange creature with large ears and seal flippers. Pencil inscription on reverse includes "60/65".

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/56

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of two black owls side by side. They have yellow eyes, orange beaks and yellow claws. Their wings are sitting on their breasts.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/55

Drawing on vertical rectangular sheet of ivory paper of a purple human/bird figure. Figure is all purple except for pink mittens, a light green beak and dark green eyes.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/54

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of a shaman and spirits. Bottom figure is a green animal-figure on four legs with a long snout. On its back is a blue support on top of which, facing in opposite directions are two human figures portrayed from the waist up. In front of each is a small green mound with a green 'plant' emerging from it. On top of the figures is a pink canopy. Pencil inscription on reverse includes "85/86".

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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