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Crochet Hook3467/6

Walrus tusk crochet hook with 16 small plastic inlay circles in orange and green. Small hook at one end, the other end is thicker and carved in the shape of a bear(?) head, with green inlaid dots for eyes. In the next section a thinner bear head is carved, facing a different direction from the first one, also with green eyes. Hook is unsigned.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and plastic
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3467/1

Heavy, soft stone carving of a kneeling mother nursing her child. Woman has a pronounced nose, rounded cheeks and straight incised lines as eyes and mouth. Hair is done in relief, and pulled back into a low ponytail. She is wearing a hooded coat, open at an angle in the front to expose her breast. Mother’s right arm supports child’s body from below, left arm supports the neck. Child is wrapped in cloth and wearing a hood. Artist signature on base, with artist number.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arm Wrestle3353/2

Rectangular watercolour painting of two shirtless men arm wrestling. There are four human outlines and a dog behind them, watching. Shades of light blue are in the background around the group. The background figures are dark grey and light brown with blue undertones. The arm wrestling men are light grey and both have their short hair, mouths, eyes and lips coloured black. One man has a majority of his face visible from the front and the other has his right-side profile visible. The man facing forward is sitting on the ground and the man facing away is sitting on the other man's legs. Both are wearing dark-grey pants and brown boots. Below the watercolour, towards the left side, "Arm Wrestle" is written in cursive in pencil. In the bottom right corner the artist signature and year, "2009," are written in pencil.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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