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Drawing2978/43

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of an owl, caribou, and seals. The upper image is of an owl with brown head and orange cheeks. In the middle is a caribou with orange head and yellow cheeks. The caribou's chin is resting on two seals. Below the seals is water. Green leaves radiate outwards from the central image.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/42

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of dancing wolves. At the top of the image is a purple evening sky. Beneath this is a line of black hills with a river running through the centre to a large lake. On the lake are two rocky outcrops. On top of each outcrop is a wolf. The two wolves face each other with their jaws open, their front paws held out in front and their tails sweeping behind them. Below them is the edge of the lake. The lake is green with rocky outcrops along the edge. The image is coloured right to the edges. Cape Dorset Coop embossed stamp in lower corner. Pencil inscription on reverse includes "89/90".

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/41

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of two birds and a wolf. Two birds standing on rocks and facing each other inside a circle. Below the birds is a howling wolf standing on a rock. Above and surrounding the birds is a pattern looking similar to seaweed. The interior of the circle is pencil coloured blue with some admixture of red. The animals, seaweed and rocks are done in black felt pen.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/40

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of people ice fishing in a large landscape. At the top is a blue sky with pinkish tinge. Below the sky are black hills with snow on them and two rivers running onto the surface of the ice. On the ice are people ice fishing. To the left a man in a green parka with blue trousers stands while fishing. Above him a person lies on a sealskin while fishing with a fish opening its mouth in the hole. Below this person are two fish on the ice. Below the fish sits a woman kneeling on skin and ice fishing. She is wearing a cloth amautiq and a blue dress with black polka dots. Below her are three fish. To her right is an identical woman who is wearing a pink polka dot dress. Between the two women is a tea kettle on a small primus stove with five mugs. Below the woman in the pink dress are two fish. To the right of this woman is a dog in a sitting position. Above the dog is a fish. Above the fish is a long hole in the ice. Standing above this hole is a man in a light blue parka with green trousers. To the left of this man is a person lying on a skin wearing a light blue parka and green pants. Cape Dorset Coop embossed stamp in lower corner. Pencil inscription on reverse includes "91/92".

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/39

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of beige paper of a loon, a woman, and Sedna. The central image is of a loon facing to the left. Above and behind the loon is the head of a woman wearing an amautiq. She is facing left with her braids flying out behind. Underneath the loon is Sedna with a long braid. In her hand she holds a gaff with a hooked end. Pencil inscription on reverse includes "91/92".

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/38

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of an owl and a woman. At the top of the image is an owl with outspread wings. Below the owl is a woman's torso wearing a skin amautiq. From the woman's shoulders protrude a pink 'feather.' To either side of the woman stands a bird . In front of the woman is a green plant and below are two birds with yellow breasts, lying down. Cape Dorset Coop embossed stamp in lower corner. Pencil inscriptions on reverse include "82/83".

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/37

Grey pencil drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of two imaginary beings. The large being is on the left. It has three heads. One faces left and has very long ears or horns. The centre head faces right and has pointed ears. The third head faces down and also has pointed ears. This creature has no arms, rather the two extra heads appear to take the place of the arms. The creature stands on two hind legs and has a long bushy tail. The smaller creature on the right is sitting down, facing right and has two long legs in front. It's hind legs are folded. Cape Dorset Coop embossed stamp in lower corner. Pencil inscription on reverse includes "59/65".

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/36

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of a mythical being with two faces and protruding feathers. The upper face is brown and yellow while the lower face has a brown nose, green cheeks and a red chin/beard with white markings. There are six feathers on each side. From top to bottom they are green, brown, red, green, yellow and brown.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/35

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of a traditional burial scene. A dead man lies on the tundra surrounded by rocks. This is a traditional form of burial. Grieving at the tomb are his wife and child. In the background is a tent and a kayak on a kayak rest. The sun, an orange colour, is setting in the sky. Cape Dorset Coop embossed stamp in lower right corner. Pencil inscription on reverse includes "94/95".

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/34

Grey pencil drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of a point of land surrounded by water. On the point are two large skins being stretched on the ground. Two women are standing near the skins and two dogs are also on the point of land. One of the dogs is in the act of howling. In the water above the point are two men in kayaks. Each has a float and a seal on the deck of the kayak.

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