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Gilded Avataq3403/1

Lithograph print on rectangular, off-white paper. Close up design of avataq, sealskin float, in portrait orientation. Float done in light yellow. Front flippers have jagged black line across them, depicting fur, and claws. Long tie, done in light yellow, looped around back flippers. Tie disappears under body and appears again on right side of float, curled in a circle. Majority of body covered in black abstract, curved triangle designs. Bright red syllabics overtop of embossed bird-like figure, in bottom right corner. Syllabics handwritten in pencil overtop of embossed symbol of the West Baffin Eskimo Co-Operative, in bottom left corner. Beneath avataq design is the title, print type, edition number, 10/50, year and artist signature. All handwritten in pencil. “08-2” handwritten in pencil on back of print, in bottom left corner. Faint imprint of words, and an infinity symbol, on back of print, in bottom 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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My Twins3123/11

Stonecut stencil print on off-white paper. A woman stands facing front with arms outstretched, holding a small child in each. She wears a parka, primarily black in colour over a tan undershirt, and high boots tied at the knees. Her raised hood surrounds her face. The children also wear parkas and bright green pants, with hoods up, hiding their faces. Their mittened hands are outstretched to hold onto their mother. (Colours are faded.)

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/35

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of a traditional burial scene. A dead man lies on the tundra surrounded by rocks. This is a traditional form of burial. Grieving at the tomb are his wife and child. In the background is a tent and a kayak on a kayak rest. The sun, an orange colour, is setting in the sky. Cape Dorset Coop embossed stamp in lower right corner. Pencil inscription on reverse includes "94/95".

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