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Eskimo Fox Trapper3123/3

Monochromatic stonecut print on paper. A man stands with a dead fox in one hand, a curved knife in the other, and a trap behind him to his left. He wears a large spotted parka and short matching pants above black boots, along with mittens on his hands. His head is uncovered, revealing short hair.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Large Bear3123/2

Stonecut print on paper. A large green-blue bear stands on all fours, with a long, slightly curved head and snout, a partially closed eye, and small ear at top. The animal's rump is exaggerated, large and round, along with wide front and back legs. The bear's fur is shown as textured with tiny triangular marks across the surface.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Eskimo Mother with Fox Trap3123/1

Stonecut monochromatic print on paper. A woman wearing a parka stands with a fox trap hanging from her right hand, and a bird captured in her left. A child's face peaks over her left shoulder.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving3064/1

Carving in green mottled stone of a seal flipper bag. Carving imitates a skin bag, leaning back in a slumped fashion, with a flat bottom. Bag is depicted closed with a drawstring at top, a looped handle standing above this. The lines of a seal’s flipper are carved into the bottom front.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Caribou Heads on Snowblock3037/2

Lithograph print on wove paper. Image shows 18 rectangular blocks, three rows of six stacked side by side, drawn with rippled black lines. On top of each row a caribou head hangs down, coloured dark grey with slits representing closed eyes. Each animal has two long curving horns atop its head. Inscription in pencil under image. Impressed into the bottom left corner of the paper is the Cape Dorset stamp.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/88

Drawing on square sheet of ivory paper of three people building a snow house. Each holds a knife in their right hand - this knife is being used to shape the blocks. A man is inside the structure with his back to the viewer and is wearing blue mittens. A child stands to the right using his knife to smooth a block. He has on red mittens. To the left is a woman wearing a skin amautiq. She is trimming an upper block and is wearing red mittens.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/87

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of an Inuit couple cutting up a caribou head. A couple sit on two chairs facing each other. The woman is on the left and holds a knife in her left hand and an ulu in her right hand. The man holds a knife in his right hand. Both are about to cut into the caribou head sitting on the table between them. Caribou head has not been cooked as it still has its antlers.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/86

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of a summer camp with people. In the upper left of the image is a large tent made of sealskins with a wooden door - the tent is circular in shape. Behind the tent peep two humans one in a pale green parka and one in a dark green parka. Beneath is an oval skin tent (caribou or harp seal??) Behind the tent peep two humans - one a man in a grey parka and the other a woman is a teal amautiq. The tent has a wooden door and a man is in the process of opening the door. He is wearing grey clothing and holds a rifle in his left hand. To the left of the tent is a caribou skull with the antlers attached. In the upper right we see a man approaching the camp he is holding a walking stick in his left hand and is carrying a large pack with a tumpline over his forehead. Above and to the right is a dog carrying packs.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/85

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of hunters surrounding two polar bears. Image is entirely in black felt pen. There are 18 hunters 15 of whom hold a large knife in their right hand, one holds a harpoon, one holds a snow knife, and the viewer cannot see the hands of one hunter. At the upper left corner of the image is a bird and in the upper right are two birds.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/84

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of a fish camp scene. On the left-hand side of the image is a large stone fish weir in the form of a circle with four holding pens. The stones of the fish weir are all in black with the exception of two - one is orange and the other is purple. In the fish weir are 31 fish - eight are purple the rest are black. Two men are standing in the weir. The one on the left is facing forward and holds a kakivak in his right hand. The other faces back and also has a kakivak in his right hand. To the right of the fish weir is the camp scene. At the top is a black tent with a woman peeping out from behind the tent. The tent is of skins with a wooden door - three fish are drying suspended from the main tent pole. The lower tent is purple and is of skin with a wooden door. Four fish are suspended from the main tent pole. Below this tent are two men. The man on the left wears a purple parka with black pants while the one on the right has a white parka and black pants - both face forwards. Below them are two stone caches for fish. Artist has drawn a single line border around image.

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