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Figure3040/59 a-b

Carving of two women standing on a rectangular base. One of the women is pegged to the base and is wearing a skirt and amauti (parka), with the hood on her head. The other women (part b) is similarly clothed but the hood is down and there is a baby wearing a bonnet in the pouch. The outlines of the amautis and the facial features of the women and the infant are incised and then drawn with ink or pencil. The part b figure is detached and has an iron peg in the bottom of her foot. There is an extra hole in the base (suggesting a missing piece?).

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk, iron metal and ink
Made in
Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dish3040/58

Oval dish with a bird at one end and an arctic hare at the other end. The bird is resting as if on water and has two inset black eyes. The hare is sitting with ears folded back and has two inset black eyes. One the base underneath the bird is written in ink "Nil-lil".

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk, narwhal tusk and baleen ?
Made in
Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Boat Carving3040/57

Carving of a European ship, complete with yard arms and eagle nest. There is also a lifeboat attached by sinew to either side and anchor is visible on starboard side. Portholes and doors may be inset baleen(?).

Culture
Inuit
Material
sinew, baleen ? and walrus tusk
Made in
Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3040/55

Carving of a man in the act of hunting by crawling on the ice. Man is in the pose of lying stationary with his hood off his head. He should have a harpoon in this hand but it is missing. Face has been lightly carved and the eyes, eyebrows, and mouth have been highlighted using ink.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and ink
Made in
Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3040/54 a-b

Carving of a sitting bird (part a). Bird has incised feathers and tail and black inset eyes. Its beak is pointed and mouth is incised. The bird has a hole in base that fits on a peg in the narwhal tusk base.The base is cylindrical with a hole drilled through the centre. On the base is written in ink "Tooglee".

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk, narwhal tusk and baleen ?
Made in
Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3040/53

Carving of a fox walking. Fox's head is turned slightly to the right. Eyes and nostrils have been drilled and darkened with ink. The tail of the fox touches the ground.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and ink
Made in
Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3040/52 a-b

Carving of a man poised in the act of striking with a harpoon or spear. The man (part a) is standing on a semi-circular tusk base. His hair, eyes, and mouth appear to have been etched and then inked. The harpoon (part b) is smooth, tapering to a point at one end.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and ink
Made in
Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving3040/51 a-b

Miniature kayak (part a) and paddle (part b). Kayak has a hole for a kayaker in it as well as a raise 'paa' (cockpit coaming).

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk
Made in
Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3040/50

Carving of a seal on its fore flippers. Rear flippers have been carved carefully and tail is visible. Black inset eyes. No nostrils or mouth.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and baleen ?
Made in
Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving3040/49 a-e

Carving of a kayak and hunter (part a). The hunter is missing his left hand; his right hand is raised. There is a loose harpoon part (part b - previously attached to the top of the kayak?), a paddle (part c), a seal float (part d), and a separate harpoon (part e). The other harpoon parts are affixed to the kayak with string line (thread), attached to the harpoon head.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk, skin, cotton fibre and ink ?
Made in
Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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