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Wall Hanging3497/1

Applique wall hanging of three men and two women on a dark brown background. All have white faces, with oval-shaped eyes, long lashes, thin lines for mouths, and black hair. Men’s hair is cropped short, women have braids. Women are wearing long parkas and boots; men have short parkas, pants and boots. Parkas are orange, light purple-grey, and dark yellow, with dark purple, black, orange and pink trim. Pants and boots are dark yellow and light purple-grey, with black trim and light purple-grey trim. One of the men is in the background with a bow and arrow pointed at five bears and wolves. Animals are orange, dark blue and light purple-grey. The other humans are in the foreground, with their arms raised. Edges of hanging are rolled, secured with white and yellow whipstitching. (Velcro strip sewn on back, for hanging purposes).

Culture
Inuit
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada ? or Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drum Dance; Nine Figures & Drummer3497/2

Drawing of nine human figures circling a yellow drum in the centre. All have their heads pointed towards the drum, their bodies stretched out towards the edges of the paper. Seven of them are forward facing, and wearing snowsuits and boots. Colours of suits and boots are dark yellow, dark green, red, turquoise and dark brown. All have oval-shaped eyes, straight brows, slits for nostrils and open oval-shaped mouths. Two figures, towards the right side of the drawing, are done in profile with dark green parkas and matching pants and boots. Their faces are coloured yellow and both have bundles on their backs. A small tenth figure crouches beside the drum, hitting it with a drumstick. The figure is coloured black, with red and green undertones, has a pointed face and red hand. Syllabics written in the bottom right corner in turquoise. Pencil inscription on back, in bottom right corner.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Three Tattooed Women's Heads with Ulus & One Fish3497/3

Drawing of three identical human faces and a fish, done in two rows of two. Top row has a face and the fish, bottom row has two faces. Faces are drawn horizontally, looking towards the right side of the paper. Eyes are oval-shaped, noses are long and thin, and mouths are open and oval-shaped. All have linear tattoos. There are three horizontal lines across the nose; three lines radiate out in a fan-like shape from the bottom of the mouth; and three lines on each side radiate out from the top of the nose across the forehead. Designs done in dark blue. They each have a yellow and blue ulu next to their face, and each face is outlined in a different colour, red, yellow and dark blue. The fish is facing towards the left, done in light blue, with a red eye. Syllabics written along the bottom centre in dark green. Pencil inscription on back, in bottom right corner.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing3497/4

Drawing of two rows of forward facing humans, that extend upward from two wide orange and green bands. Top row of humans is depicted from the shoulders up, bottom row from the waist up. Six humans along the top are wearing snowsuits and have identical facial features and tattoos. Eyes are oval-shaped, noses are long and thin, and mouths are open and oval-shaped. Tattoos are linear. There are three horizontal lines across the nose; three lines radiate out in a fan-like shape from the bottom of the mouth; and three lines on each side radiate out from the top of the nose across the forehead. Designs are done in black. Seven humans along the bottom are wearing snowsuits and have identical facial features. Eyes are oval-shaped, noses are long and thin, mouths are open and oval-shaped, and beards are triangular. Features are done in black, blue and dark green. Snowsuits of all humans are dark blue, blue, green, grey, orange and lavender. Syllabics written along the bottom centre in dark green. Pencil inscription on back, in bottom right and left corners.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hooks and Spears3497/5

Stencil print of spears and hooks. Row of seventeen orange spears, pointed down, overtop a row of twenty dark brown hooks, pointed up. Rows divided by a wide green line. In the bottom right corner of the print the title, signatures, edition number and date made are written in pencil. Signatures, in syllabics, with Baker Lake symbol stamped next to pencil inscription. Canadian Eskimo Arts Council blind-embossed stamp in bottom right corner. Pencil inscription on back, in bottom left corner.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing3497/6

Pencil drawing of six large animals and three small ones in horizontal rows, all facing left. Top three rows are of individual large animals, bottom three are of a smaller animal in front of a larger. From top to bottom, left to right, the animals are: walrus, polar bear(?), reindeer, seal and whale, seal and polar bear(?), and seal and reindeer. Pencil inscription on back, bottom left corner.

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