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Going Fishing2871/33

Print depicting a seal, a bird, and two humans fishing. The two figures are located on the right side of the image. They are wearing black coats, gloves, pants and boots. One has a large fish in his hand and is looking up toward the other figure. To their left is a large bird with an extremely long neck, and a head that twists upward to look at a seal that is above it and to its left. Its body has short and long white dashes all over it representing feathers. The seal has a mouth that is slightly open and two flippers on its body. The print number, date and Inuit inscriptions are written underneath the image in pencil.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Watching Agloo2871/29

Stonecut print of a hunched figure in profile. The figure is a male hunter and holds a spear in his hand that is blocked by his body. Around the hunter’s head, there is furry detailing. The hunter is hunched in order to observe a hole in the ice, known as an agloo. On the right side of the image, near the lower corner, there is a stamp. The stamp comprises of a line attached to a circle. Written in pencil along the bottom of the image is the following: "Johnasie Puvirnituq ’61 watching agloo 26/40 5c 26."

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Man Becoming Seal Myth2871/26

Print of man, facing viewer, transforming into a seal. Has ovoid eyes with small black pupils, thin black eyebrows, and mouth turned upward into a smile. The right arm and left leg are flippers, while the rest of the body has human attributes. The title, print number, and artist name are written underneath the image in pencil. There is also an official stamp in red in the top right.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sculpture2745/1

Sculpture carved in polished greenish black stone, depicting a creation story of Raven the Creator pulling man from a seedpod. Flat base area of sculpture is unpolished gray.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingA2.261 a-j

Woman (part b) kneeling in front of stone lamp with various implements of stone and walrus tusk. Light grey colour. Her right hand holds an ulu (part i). To her right, there is a large stone chest ? (part d). In front of her, from left to right, there are the following: a rectangular stone piece which tapers down at one end and is covered with a flat layer of walrus tusk (part c), a circular stone dish (part e), and a triangular lamp (part f). Behind these three pieces (parts c, e, and f), there is a three-piece stand (part g) made of walrus tusk, from which hangs two stone moccassin boots on either sides of the rectangular stone cooking container in the middle attached with sinew. There is a small circular stone cup (part h) to one side, held in place with a wooden peg. Everything is on a main base (part a).

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk, soapstone stone and sinew
Made in
Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Day2667/2

Felt pen drawing filling most of the paper. Main figure is shown in frontal view holding spear-like implements in his hands. There is a large bird above his head at the right side and three flower-like symbols above on the left side. At the lower right side, there is a bridge/igloo(?) with three fish and two implements drawn below it. There are syllabics written along the bottom of image along with the artist name and date. See inscriptions. Colours include yellow, brown, and red. Image is surrounded by a wavy blue line. The print is on a horizontally rectangular, white paper piece.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bird Figure1542/22

Slate-coloured, miniature carved bird. Bird is puffin-shaped and standing on a semi-articulated ovoid base. Inscription on bottom reads: "SEMEONIE/ E9 960"

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bird Figure1542/15

Dark grey, stone carving of a falcon-shaped bird. Bird is positioned standing in a very vertical fashion, resting on a rock.

Culture
Inuit
Material
soapstone stone
Made in
Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FaceNa1455

Felt pen drawing of a figure with a circualr yellow face that has a prominent light pink nose, almond shaped eyes, a line of small circles diagonally along the cheeks, and tear drop shapes falling from the mouth on to the chest. The head has a light pink circle around it with multi-coloured feathers attached to it. Right edge of paper has broken wire scribbler holes. Along the bottom edge, there is the artist name signed in Inuit syllabics. The print is on vertically rectangular, white paper.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1367

Face on half ovoid with extensions across bottom. Circle in oval eye on each side, and straight mouth notch across one side. Concave ear-like section at bottom centre. The other side has a long ear-like shape behind eye and a limb-like raised section at centre bottom. The front projection is rounded, and the back projection is tail-like, wide across the top and tapering to the back. "levi 13821" is inscribed on the bottom.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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