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CalligraphyEdz979

Rectangular paper, orange on right side except for strip 3 cm. wide left white at top, orange area covered in gold foil flecks. Paper has three vertical lines of calligraphy in black ink, the centre line has six large Chinese characters, and the two side lines have five smaller characters each. Reverse has writing in pencil, "tablet of the ? god who establishes fortune. True (?) is virtue which can leat to greater (?) selflessness leads to heaven".

Culture
Chinese
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentEdz978 a-f

Six rectangular sheets of red coloured paper, to which pieces of gold foil in irregular shapes, are affixed. Both short ends cut in zigzag pattern; paper punched in several places with irregular pattern of lines and dots.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Caribou HunterNa736

Large figure holding antlers. Bird with long neck and head lowered in top left corner. Three brown caribou, two without antlers, one with, at right. Pencil inscription below image reads "29/50" title and artist's name in Inuit syllabics "1963". Canadian Eskimo Arts Council stamp and Cape Dorset stamp blind embossed in lower right corner.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PrintNa735

Two birds, heads facing, bodies turned away from each other. Black legs, beaks, pupils and designs on heads. Bird on left has neck and edge of body striped with black; bird on right has triangular shape in black at body edge. Figure in upper centre between bird necks has long ears, two eyes, two nostrils. Inscription from lower left reads:"7/50 Kenoyuak." On right corner is a Canadian Eskimo Arts Committee blind embossed stamp of approval.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PrintNa734

Assemblage of humans, animals and birds with hunting theme. Two humans dressed in skins, one shown from front holding knife in one hand and skin on drying rack in other; side view of second figure holding spear in two hands. Third figure, human in animal disguise(?), standing sideways holding rectangular object with skin(?), bird at feet. Two narwhals, one at lower right and one at lower left. Three stylized animals, one with seal(?) in mouth. Inscription, in pencil, from lower left: '11/50'; artist's name; Canadian Eskimo Art Committee blind embossed stamp.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PrintNa733

Etching. At the top of the image, there are two bird with large beaks, one is pointed and the other is rounded. One body has three faces attached to a central star. Two lower birds are joined at the tail. The bird on the left has a pointed beak and black band down middle of body which continues to other bird's back. There are triangle and circle designs on the bodies. Inscription beginning at lower left reads: "CD 46-62; 17/50; Kenojuak. On the lower left corner are pencil marks: "46-62." On the lower right corner is an circular embossed stamp.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CompositionNa762

Stylized bird with human features and outstretched arms holds bow-like instrument above head, solid black forelimbs and tail. Semicircular decorations with suspended pendants around figure. Pencil inscription below image from left: Canadian Eskimo Arts Council's blind embossed stamp, composition, "5/50 Dorset 1972 Padloo," names of artist and printmaker in Inuit syllabics with Cape Dorset Co-operative seal of stylized 'red igloo'.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LumaiyoNa761

At top from side on left: male figure holding lines attached to small figure at side on right; third figure at entrance to dwelling; all figures in brown. Below figures are nine white heads of sea creatures and two human-like faces on green ground shading to blue; three white sea creature heads on blue ground. Two creatures in upper area have tusks. Long instrument almost divides green area from blue. Below image from side on left an inscription reads: "Lumaiyo Dorset 42/50 1971 Pitseolak;" artist and printmaker names in Inuit syllabics above Cape Dorset stylized igloo seal. Canadian Eskimo Arts Council's blind embossed stamp in corner on lower right.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Owl on CairnNa760

Print depicting an owl with stylized feathers on its body, and outstretched wings with a zigzag design. The owl is standing on a cairn composed of eight brown, green and black mottled stones. Two small black birds flank the bottom of the cairn. The base of the cairn is surrounded by blue water. Below the image an inscription reads, "Owl on Cairn," "Pitseolak 35/50 Dorset 1972." The names of the artist and printmaker are printed in Inuit syllabics at the upper left-hand corner along with a stylized 'red igloo' of the Cape Dorset Co-operative. The Canadian Eskimo Arts Council's blind embossed stamp is in the lower right-hand corner.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Summer HomeNa759

Female figure with infant in parka stands at entrance to stone house. Above stones tent-like structure, possibly of skins, topped by three instruments. Two faces at left and 3 at right peer out from behind stones. Below image from side on left: "Summer home 6/50 Dorset 1972 Pitseolak"; names of artist and printmaker in Inuit syllabics above Cape Dorset seal of stylized igloo. Canadian Eskimo Arts Council's blind embossed seal in corner on lower right.

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