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Man Thought of His KayakNa1471

Print with image of six bald male human heads all facing to the left side with an upside down yellow kayak rimmed by blue above them. From left to right, the heads are the following colours: red, blue, yellow, blue, brown, and yellow-orange. In the lower right corner, there is a small yellow image of a right pointing arrow emerging from a bulge pointing to pencilled syllabic. Pencil inscription across the bottom edge reads 'Man thought of his Kayak: Ahvalaqlaq A/P III/III 1976'. The print is on horizontally rectangular, white paper.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PrintN2.806

Woodblock print of scene with five adults and two children walking in the same direction (towards the left side). One man is carrying a child on his shoulder. They are dressed in overcoats and robes of blue, pink, and grey. There is no background, but there are horizontal light blue lines across the top. On the lower edge, there is a circular black seal and black Japanese characters. Framed with a brocade mount. The print is horizontally rectangular.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hitori musume ni muko hachininN2.1163 a-b

Two piece woodblock print showing eight male figures (part a) and one female figure (part b). The female on the right is resting on the ground leaning against a table, looking toward the men. She is holding a scroll and is wearing clothing that has a light and dark blue diamond pattern on a white background, covered with a red and yellow pattern. The men are on the left, in various positions, wearing clothing that has striped, dotted, checkered, and floral patterns in light blue, grey, yellow, purple, and black. Four men are holding fans, two men have a hand under their chins; one man has both hands crossed under his chin, and one man is admiring himself in a rectangular mirror. The ground is green, the background is white, and the top is blue. Above the female, there are black characters. In each lower right corner, there is a vertically rectangular black seal of the publisher (版元, hanmoto), a pair of circular black censor seals known as nanushi-in (名主印), one type of censor seal, and black writing in 'kanji'. The print is made of two vertically rectangular pieces, creating a horizontally rectangular image overall.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Tokyo, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PrintN2.1172

A man and a woman. The woman on the left side is leaning on the floor with her left hand on the floor to stabilize her while her right hand is holding some of her hair as she tilts her head down toward the left side. She is wearing clothing that has flowers and white dots on ornage, beige, and light blue backgrounds. The man on the right side has his right foot forward and he is wearing clothing that has a blue and green floral print and a red and black checkered pattern. They are both on a wood plank platform that has black barriers at either side. The background is dark blue. In each upper inner corner are black characters. In each lower inner corner is a circular red seal, a circular black seal, and black characters. The print is made of two vertically rectangular pieces, creating a horizontally rectangular image.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PrintN2.1173

Three figures in a battle scene. There are two figures on the left side with a man wearing brown clothing standing holding a sword in his upraised right hand above another man crouching down wearing light blue clothing and holding a sword on the ground with both hands. The right side has another man sitting on a cylindrical object facing down to the left side wearing dark blue clothing. A horizontally striped light blue, white, and light blue banner is behind them all held up by several brown wood pieces. The background is white. In each lower right corner is a circular black seal, a circular red seal, and black characters; there are more black characters along the top. The print is made of two vertically rectangular pieces, creating a horizontally rectangular image.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ariwaraya Narihira, Oguri SōtanN2.1167

Print of two figures with a large screen in the background. The print is the right half of a pair; it would be shown with N2.1168 on the viewer's left. Together they show a scene of three figures, with a large screen in the background. This part shows a male standing figure with his face tilted down toward a man kneeling on the right side. His left hand holds the right wrist of the man on the floor. The standing male is wearing a beige kimono. The man crouching down has his head turned upward, toward the other man; he is wearing a red-orange and brown-beige striped kimono. Signed 一陽斎豊国画 (Ichiyōsai Tokukuni ga) with a red circle known as 年玉印(toshidama-in). Above the signature are two black circle censor seals known as aratame-in (改印) or kiwame-in (極印) of 米良 (Mera) and 渡邊 (Watanabe). In the lower left corner, there is an oval black censor seal of シタ賣 (shita-uri) and below is a circular red seal. In the lower right corner, there is a vertically rectangular black seal of a publisher, 和泉屋清七 (Izumiya Seishichi). The print is made of two vertically rectangular pieces, creating a horizontally rectangular image overall.

Culture
Japanese
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Helped by SpiritsNa1480

Large face with black features and a red band across the brow. Sixteen small heads outlined by red surround the face. Above, there is a red animal that has small faces and fish within the body and three human torsos on the animal's back. Two human figures, one at either side of the animal facing to the right side. One black and one red object protrude from the animal's back. Names of artist and printmaker in Inuit syllabics with Baker Lake stylized bow and arrow in lower right corner. In the lower right corner, there is a small yellow image of a right pointing arrow emerging from a bulge pointing to pencilled syllabic. Canadian Eskimo Arts Council stamp of approval embossed in lower left corner. In the lower left corner, there is a circular embossing. Pencil inscription across the bottom edge reads 'Helped by spirits 42/45 1970 Oonark, Toodlik, Ikseegah'. The print is on vertically rectangular beige paper.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sea SpriteNa1568

Stylised black sea creature on a grey background. Smiling face, large eyes, and six appendages extend from the head. Wing-like arms outspread above fish-like scaly body ending in fish tail to the right. Stamped with names of artist and printmaker in red Inuit syllabics in monogram form with black Cape Dorset stylized igloo in the lower left corner. Pencil inscription across the bottom reads 'Sea sprite by Udluriak Cape Dorset 7/61'. The print is on a vertically rectangular, off-white paper piece.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Voice from My DreamsNa1482

A print with a stylized human figure in a vase shape with facial features in the centre and a v-shaped lines on the torso. Four seated yellow human figures face central figures. The background is black and red outlined with yellow. Stamped with names of artist and printmaker in Inuit syllabics in monogram form with Baker Lake bow and arrow in lower right corner. In the lower right corner, there is a small yellow image of a right pointing arrow emerging from a bulge pointing to pencilled syllabic. Pencil inscription across the bottom edge reads 'Voice from my dreams 1/50 A/P III/V Oonark, S Toolooktook'. The print is on horizontally rectangular white paper.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaintingNa1580

Painting of a grey-blue fish with orange-red accents and outlined in white. Fish is in profile and facing to the left side on a purple background. The painting is on horizontally rectangular, brown paper.

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