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Carving1542/27 a-d

Small green stone with three white-yellow carved birds sitting on it. The birds sit on different angles, affixed to the stone by pegs on their bottoms that fit into three small holes in the stone.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk, bone and stone
Made in
Repulse Bay, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HarpoonA2.557

Walrus tusk ice pick at one end of the plain wooden shaft. Long thick point fastened to the shaft with bearded sealskin line.

Culture
Inuit: Iglulik
Material
wood, bearded seal skin and walrus tusk
Made in
Repulse Bay, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Harpoon LineA2.587

Harpoon head with a metal point. Toggle with five bored holes, with the one hole at the one end strung through the long thin band of skin which is loosely coiled.

Culture
Inuit: Iglulik
Material
walrus tusk, metal and walrus skin
Made in
Repulse Bay, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hunter Figure3528/14

Black stone carving of a hunter holding a seal, with his right arm raised over his head. Only the seal's head is visible, extending from the area of the man's waist and held by his left hand. Both have incised eyes and mouths. Syllabics inscribed on base.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Repulse Bay, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving3528/29 a-d

Small kayak hunting scene, consisting of a stone base with a hunter in a kayak on top, and a seal. The kayak (part b) pegs onto the base (part a) near one end, with the peg for the seal (part d) at the other end, near the front of the long kayak. The hunter (part c) holds a harpoon in his right hand; the harpoon has a sinew cord tied to it with the other end of the cord in the hunter's left hand. The kayak (part b) has sinew straps over the top that hold the paddle in place. The somewhat oval stone base is a mottled dark grey with green hues and dark blue spots; the peg holes go right through the stone. Unsigned.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone, walrus tusk ? and sinew
Made in
Repulse Bay, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bear Figure3528/28

Very small white carved bear with a fish held sideways in its mouth. Unsigned.

Culture
Inuit
Material
ivory
Made in
Repulse Bay, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving3528/8

Stone carving of a group of three people. Mottled dark grey-black stone carved to represent three bodies merged together in a row, with separately carved heads. Each head is shown wearing a flat hood. One side shows the person's arm, at the other side is a shoulder. The faces have carved eyes, noses, mouths. The two people at the ends are smiling, the one in the middle is frowning. The flat base has incised syllabics.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Repulse Bay, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mother Figure3528/2

Very heavy stone carving of a mother and child. The stone is mottled dark grey carved in the form of a woman holding a child at her right side. Details are carved into the stone for eyes, noses, mouths and the mother's hair part and braids; the form of the woman suggests she is wearing an amauti style parka. Syllabics inscribed on base.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Repulse Bay, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mother Figure3528/11

Stone carving of a mother and child. The woman is standing and wearing an amauti type parka with the child at her right side in the pouch. The stone is dark grey-black with reddish highlights. Syllabics inscribed on bottom of feet.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Repulse Bay, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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