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Figure3675/4

Vertical, grey stone carving; abstract, linear style facial marks incised near upper right side, with round opening carved through the left side. ARLOOK carved on base. (Old repair visible on outer part of circle.)

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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sculpture3675/3 a-c

Large stone multi-figure carving, with walrus tusk projections standing upright at each side (parts b-c). Tusks are incised with drawings and attach to stone with wooden dowels. One tusk (part b) is incised with four brown ink drawings on one side: fish, loon, person, walrus; the other side has three harpoons and syllabics in brown. The other tusk (part c) is incised on both sides with black ink drawings. One side has a seal, bird, 2 wolves, and walrus; the other side has drawings of three types of clothing (k'arlik, koliktar, amautik).

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone, walrus tusk, ink and wood
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving3675/2

Tall 'tree of life' style, multi-figure carving in dark wood, on somewhat rounded base; base is dark wood centre with a layer of lighter wood around the outside.

Culture
Makonde
Material
ebony wood
Made in
Coast, Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Nanasimget and Killer Whale3675/1

Carved wooden sculpture of whale, painted on a rounded, rectangular painted base with a tall dorsal fin. The fin has two carved and painted humanoid figures carved and painted on the sides of the fin, with their hands are carved, as if holding onto the edges. Mainly painted black, with red and pale blue design elements.

Culture
Haida
Material
red cedar wood and acrylic paint
Made in
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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