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Snow Scoop1688/1

Long wooden handle with a rounded metal scoop attached at one end with wire; scoop is perforated with several circular holes. White garbage tie is looped through a hole at the opposite end of the handle.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, metal and paper
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wolf and Bird Spirits1749/33

Two headed animal at base has two headed bird emerging from its back. Two birds and animals on hind legs stand on back of the animal at the base and face opposite directions. Syllabics and embossed stamp in lower right-hand corner.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dog Spirit1749/32

A crayon or pastel(?) drawing, that fills the paper, of a red-brown dog with two human feet and two animal feet. There are seven profile light blue and dark blue human head beings super imposed on the dog's body, six of which are looking forward while one is looking toward the tail end. Pink mountains(?) in background. Dog is walking toward the left side on a pink and white striped path. The drawing is on horizontally rectangular black paper, hinged onto foamcore.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeNa1718

Ulu type knife. Large curved metal blade with wooden(?) handle held together with metal pegs and leather binding.

Culture
Inuit
Material
metal, wood ? and skin
Made in
Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Custodians of Ancestral Lore1749/31

Print of two prone figures in profile with fish for lower bodies and humans for upper bodies. Figures are resting on elbows facing each other. Each has a bird in profile resting on top and facing each other. Above and behind birds is a frontal view of an owl. Above owl are two birds in profile facing outwards with a plume of feathers between them. Syllabic markings include a red upside down "U" shape and another shape in lower right corner. Handwritten inscriptions are below the image. overall colours used are blue, green, purple, light green, dark red, and black.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Springtime Midnight Up in the North1749/30

Drawing of two ptarmigans against a green-blue sky and standing on a red-brown earth with green tufts of grass and stones. The ptarmigan facing to the right side is dark red and black while the ptarmigan bending over to the left side is beige and black. In black, across the bottom, there reads 'springtime midnight up in the North'. The drawing is on a horizontally rectangular, white paper piece. Paper is hinged onto foamcore with a burgundy and yellow front mat hinged over top.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Comedy1749/27

Print of ten jester-like heads arranged in two rows of five on top of the other. The figures all have hats, all are smiling, and nine have smaller images of smiling faces below their faces. The five on the lower row are larger than those above. The figure on the bottom right is upside down. The figure in the centre of the bottom row has a profiled figure below the face. In the lower right corner, there is a small yellow image of a right pointing arrow emerging from a bulge pointing to pencilled syllabic. Pencil inscription across the bottom edge reads 'Comedy 23/45 1972' and a signature. In the lower right corner, there is a circular embossing. The print is on horizontally rectangular, white paper mounted on off-white matboard and framed.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Guardians of the Katajjaqtatit1749/26

Print of the profile of two sets of birds facing each other. The top two birds are purple and the bottom two birds are brown. There are two human figures kneeling in between the two brown birds and are facing each other. They each wear a white snow suit. One is accented with green, the other with red. The figures are kneeling on red, brown, and black stones. There is a blue sky in the background.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Birdspirits1749/25

Drawing of two bird-like figures with human faces standing opposite each other and holding the stem of a candelabra shaped stand. A green stalk with a semi-star shape on the top and two blue wing-like shapes on either side at top extends from top of candelabra. A syllabic inscription is below the image on the corner.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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The World of Men and the World of Animals Come Together in the Shaman1749/24

Frontal figure sitting with split legs and wing-like arms upswept. The yellow frontal face has an orange and a red profile human head facing one another within at either side with all faces sharing an open mouth with teeth. The chest area is brown with a darker brown diamond shape at the centre. Both wing-like arms have profile black and white heads of animals and humans, but the figure’s right one is orange while the figure’s left one is yellow. While the figure’s right foot is human, its left foot has a three-digit animal feature. In the lower right corner, there is a small yellow image of a right pointing arrow emerging from a bulge pointing to pencilled syllabic. Pencil inscription across the bottom edge reads ‘The World of Men and the World of Animals Come Together in the Shaman 4/50 1973 Tookoome’. In the lower right corner, there is a circular embossing. The print is on a horizontally rectangular, cream coloured paper. Print is hinged on matboard.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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