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FigureNa1196

Stylized standing figure, relatively flat in cross-section, rounded details. Bear-like creature standing on figure's back. Figure has arm on left raised and the other is down at side. Hands are not indicated. Indistinct facial features include slit eyes and triangular nose. Bear has head pulled to one side, features are indistinct and include a truncated cone-shaped head, two ears and a triangular tail. Several indistinct characters on bottom of one foot.

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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CarvingNa1193

Sculpture with opposing, forward facing heads on either side. One face is oval with oval ears at top corners. Facial features are carved in from the facial plane. Oval eyes are incised below straight brow line and flat triangular nose above straight mouth. Head stands on a wedge-shaped support. Opposing face has a long tapering snout or beak with a notch in flattened end, on which it rests. Small round incised eyes below ears, which it shares with opposing face. Characters on bottom support. Carving marks show overall. Natural pits in several places.

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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FigureNa1192

Seated figure is facing forward and wearing a hooded parka. Arms without hands are extended out in front. There is an indented edge at end of parka, before legs. Oval face has long triangular nose in higher relief with oval incised eyes and straight line at mouth. Hairline is indicated by series of roughly parallel vertical lines across top of face. Carving marks are visible. Label on base: Nancy Kanayuk S-6325 Og 79.

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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CarvingNa1374

Creature with triangular face, downward slanting oval eyes and wide, open ovoid mouth. Large pointed ears are folded back over the back of the head. Arm-like appendage on left slants up from head then bends down to touch edge of leaf-shaped base. The body lies to the right and ends in a tapering appendage. The arm on the right lies beside wrinkled chest. 'isah tool' and '91991' are scratched on the bottom. Sticker reads '#681'.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1314

Two headed figure with side by side heads, facing forward. Facial features include parted hair, rimmed oval eyes, triangular nose and mouth with wide lower lip. Arms are drawn up on either side of large breasts. Large tail flukes are hand-like and form a base at bottom. Each 'hand' points out to the side and channels separate the 'fingers'. Inscription on bottom reads '2-03431' and a series of characters. Stickers read 'G.W.R. Mina Tooktoo Xekkk', 'Jh6547g' and '559'.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Kuujjuaraapik, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureNa1212

Stylized standing figure with bear-like body, wide notched feet, a caribou-like head with wide flat oval ears, and arms with flipper-like hands holding a ball-like object behind its head. Mottled stone with lighter near-vertical striations, especially across the 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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CarvingNa1211

Seated, part bird and part human figure with beak turned to side and pointing up. Legs are bent to the figure's left. One wing touches foot on one side, the other is down at the side and curves around to centre back. Both taper towards the end from rounded shoulders. The bird's head tapers to the end of its beak, and the oval eyes on sides have remnants of brown pigment (?). A row of characters are inscribed on the bottom. The stone has darker and lighter flecks of green.

Culture
Inuit
Material
pigment ? and stone
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureNa1210 a-c

Standing walrus figure in green stone (part a). His head is raised and two tusks (parts b,c) extend out from the corners of the creature's downturned mouth. Holes in the nose indicate nostrils, and whiskers are incised on the snout. The figure's round eyes are set back on its head. The feet (flippers) are deeply notched. Mottled stone is darker across back.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and stone
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1373

Bird-like creature with bent wings and crustacean-like legs, all oriented towards its left side. The eyes are round and bulging, wide, downturned mouth and three-pronged nose. The base is an unpolished lighter grey. There are scratches at the front, centre. '1-71393' 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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SculptureNa1372

Standing hunter holds an upside down seal by one hand and a second seal is strapped to his back. He has a short cap of ribbed hair, and his parka hood is down at the back. Straps cross his chest and back from twin rectangular pouches and are also around seal. There is a remnant of a hole in his broken hand. 'Joe' 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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