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FigureNa1242

Sitting bird with ovoid body and human head on a long, curved neck. Rounded triangular head is twisted sideways and tilted slightly upwards. Features include outlined hair, oval eyes, broad, short nose and slightly curved mouth with slightly jutting lower lip. Hand-shaped wings are in relief on sides. Mottled green stone with darker veins and patches.

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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CarvingNa1241

Four rimmed oval faces on various sides of a block; largest is on top sloping surface, two are on sides which slope in slightly, and one is on top, right side of surface opposite largest. All have small oval eyes, triangular noses and crescent-shaped mouth. Mottled, veined stone. Sticker reads '#559'.

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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FigureNa1240

Creature lying down with an oval head aligned vertically and facing forward. Features include oval eyes and mouth, a wide nose, lines indicating hair on top of the creature's head, and a goatee below its chin that curves outwards. Thick arms at sides end in uneven hand-like appendages. The figure's sloping back ends in a channelled, wing-like section with a line dividing it from the body. Stickers on bottom read '146', and 'b 39' and '#394 c.d. Saggiak'.

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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FigureNa1236

Half-human, half-fish lying on side with head propped up with one arm. The other arm lies from top across torso. Body is long and slender in cross-section, raising and constricting before tail fluke. Fluke is concave along end. Irregular shaped head with indistinct features. Mottled stone has a series of longitudinal white fissures.

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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CarvingNa1235

Standing bird with short wing on one side and an outstretched mittened arm on the other. Head is flat on top with short, curved beak and oval eyes with round centres. Body and legs are squat, plump and rounded. Four-clawed, widely spaced feet. Wing edge is denticulated. Three characters are incised on the bottom. Mottled green stone is highly polished.

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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FigureNa1234

Stylized bird on back or behind head of owl-like bird with large round incised eyes on either side of a small hooked beak and small, round, indistinct mouth. Head is roughly a rounded square. Second bird is behind with head above. It has a tapering, pointed beak and oval eyes. Curved lines indicate wings on either side. A series of roughly parallel vertical lines at back, bottom indicate tail. Deeply notched line on either side divides tail from wings. One side bulges out, the other side has an arm-like section with hand or paw, behind owl-like bird's left eye. Mottled green stone with yellow-green areas on back.

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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FigureNa1233

Plump seal resting on its right-hand flipper. Its head is rounded with widely spaced oval eyes and a slightly upturned snout. It has a downturned v-shaped mouth and angled nostril lines. The figure's top flipper is slightly curved and notched along one edge to indicate the digits. Its fan-shaped tail has four v-shaped channels, longer on top than at the bottom. The figure is made of dark green-grey stone with black patches. Characters are inscribed on the bottom. A sticker on the bottom reads '115'.

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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PendantNa1230

Oval face with pointed chin, flat on back with double hole on back for hanging. Long, sculptured nose in highest relief. Protruding lips, brow line, and cheeks are in slightly lower relief. Oval eyes with incised, round centres. Mottled green stone is lighter along centre in areas of highest relief. Syllabics incised on back (KU-PA-PI).

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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FigureNa1226

Wolf squatting on a roughly textured platform as if howling. Carved from a single piece of mottled grey-green stone. Overall shape of figure is triangular-shaped with the line of the back extending down through the tail which is connected to the back of the platform. The head points upwards and tapers to a flat snout with nostrils on either side of a central line and underneath. Oval incised eyes in front of triangular ears. Forelimbs are connected to either side of platform and follow curve from neck. Paws are notched. Hind limbs are bent. Front and back limb join on one side about halfway down.

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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FigureNa1203

Solid, virtually legless form with the general outline of a musk ox with humanoid features. Pronounced hump on back. Head is an ovoid protuberance below hump with oval eyes, straight nose and curved mouth. Mottled stone shows faint carving marks, natural pits and fissures overall.

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