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CarvingNa1406

Standing bird-human figure with round human face, rimmed by hood and with curved ears at back, top sides of head. Wings at sides curve vertically and have a series of graduated horizontal lines indicating feathers. Square-like back with fan-like tail reaching the lighter, flat platform. Grooves in tail indicate feathers. One foot is human-like and the other is bird-like with four claws. Facial features include straight mouth, oval eyes, rounded nose, crease below cheeks and a series of vertical lines for brows. The inscription on the bottom reads 'Thomashaw Augiak 8-01345 BF 78' and a copyright symbol.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Salluit, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1405

Opposing, upward facing heads with bird-like heads emerging from exaggerated wide open mouths. One head is larger than the other. Both have hoods which join at channel between, oval eyes, and large rounded noses. The smaller side's bird-like head has an angled face with a short beak, the other larger head has a slightly hooked beak. Eyes are as in opposing heads. Sticker reads 'carving no. 310-4'.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Salluit, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlA2436

Bowl with a concave central depression on the top, and a relatively flat surface across the back with half of a second depression. A zoomorphic face is carved across the front of the bowl with a wide protruding tongue and bulging eyes. There is also a curved indent and a flexed limb on each side behind the face.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
vesicular lava stone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlA2611

Egg shaped stone bowl with central depression and two concentric rings at top, below and outside rim. The rings taper to what looks like a muzzle of an animal. There is a lineal indentation which may indicate a mouth and cheeks. White paint spots in depression.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
vesicular lava stone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1285

Woman, bent over and holding a semi-circular stretched skin between her hands. One end of a pole holding the skin is stuck into the base. The base has a repeating pattern of of zigzag lines overall. The skin has a thong laced across the curved edge. The woman's parted hair is braided across the back and is rigged to the front. She has oval eyes, a broad nose and diagonal creases on either side of a straight mouth. Her hood and pouch are down across her back. Her apron has vertical ridges. '64092' and a series of characters are inscribed on the bottom. Stickers read '#730' and '177'.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Inukjuak, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1284

Larger kneeling figure with smaller seated figure between his knees on an ovoid base. Both face forward, and the larger figure's gloved hands rest on the smaller figure's shoulders. Both wear their parka hoods up and the smaller figure wears mittens. Facial features include small oval eyes, broad triangular noses and downturned mouths. Syllabics inscribed on base. (Green felt rectangles stuck to bottom.)

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Inukjuak, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureNa1282

Seated woman with feet straight out in front braced against a cone-shaped object. She appears to be removing a cover from it. Her hood is emerging from a wide, flat rimmed hood or pouch, there is a smaller faceless head behind. Both heads have lines indicating hair. Her face slopes down to a straight mouth. She has oval eyes, triangular nose and diagonal creases below her cheeks. Her garment is cut up at sides and the pouch has two bulges in back. 'E9696' inscribed on base.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Inukjuak, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureNa1239

Sphinx-like bird with two rounded feet (?) extending out in front; rounded chest, short curved beak, and oval eyes on each side of flattened head. Eight parallel horizontal lines around back of head and ridged back slopes down to end with hump about halfway. Light and dark fissures through mottled stone. Co-op sticker on bottom reads '1121'. Two rows of characters are inscribed on the bottom.

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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FigureNa1232

Walking bear with head down and rounded back. One front leg appears to be backwards and the opposite back leg rests on curved toe portion. Paws are notched indicating claws. Small triangular eyes, round eyes, and straight mouth. Backwards appearing leg has a glued break. Mottled stone. Stickers read '48' and 'c.d. Johnny'.

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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CarvingNa1231

Head carved from mottled green stone with a three-clawed foot on either side and a flat, protruding band ringing the edge. Back is slightly concave. Top of head is rounded and features include oval eyes, realistic nose and oval mouth with even teeth showing. Signed in syllabics: I-TI-GA-U-JU-A.

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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