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Drawing2978/86

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of a summer camp with people. In the upper left of the image is a large tent made of sealskins with a wooden door - the tent is circular in shape. Behind the tent peep two humans one in a pale green parka and one in a dark green parka. Beneath is an oval skin tent (caribou or harp seal??) Behind the tent peep two humans - one a man in a grey parka and the other a woman is a teal amautiq. The tent has a wooden door and a man is in the process of opening the door. He is wearing grey clothing and holds a rifle in his left hand. To the left of the tent is a caribou skull with the antlers attached. In the upper right we see a man approaching the camp he is holding a walking stick in his left hand and is carrying a large pack with a tumpline over his forehead. Above and to the right is a dog carrying packs.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/85

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of hunters surrounding two polar bears. Image is entirely in black felt pen. There are 18 hunters 15 of whom hold a large knife in their right hand, one holds a harpoon, one holds a snow knife, and the viewer cannot see the hands of one hunter. At the upper left corner of the image is a bird and in the upper right are two birds.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/84

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of a fish camp scene. On the left-hand side of the image is a large stone fish weir in the form of a circle with four holding pens. The stones of the fish weir are all in black with the exception of two - one is orange and the other is purple. In the fish weir are 31 fish - eight are purple the rest are black. Two men are standing in the weir. The one on the left is facing forward and holds a kakivak in his right hand. The other faces back and also has a kakivak in his right hand. To the right of the fish weir is the camp scene. At the top is a black tent with a woman peeping out from behind the tent. The tent is of skins with a wooden door - three fish are drying suspended from the main tent pole. The lower tent is purple and is of skin with a wooden door. Four fish are suspended from the main tent pole. Below this tent are two men. The man on the left wears a purple parka with black pants while the one on the right has a white parka and black pants - both face forwards. Below them are two stone caches for fish. Artist has drawn a single line border around image.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/83

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of hunters and caribou. On the left side of the image are eight caribou in two vertical columns. The caribou in the left column are, from top to bottom, spotted, black, black yearling, spotted without antlers. The column to the right has four caribou all spotted. In the upper right are a cluster of six hunters. Two hold bows in their right hands, two hold spears in their right hands and two hold slingshots in their right hands. Below them are two columns of birds. The left column consists of four birds, from top to bottom, spotted, black with white wings, white with black markings and white wings, and all black. The right column consists of three birds, from top to bottom - spotted, spotted, all black.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/82

Grey pencil drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of grey-white paper of seven birds in different poses and in three rows. In the top row there are three birds. From left to right: facing forward, with wings spread, and standing facing sideways. In the middle row there are two birds: facing sideways with neck stretched out and running. In the bottom row are two birds with webbed feet. One with wings stretched out and the other an imaginary bird with teeth, claws and webbed feet.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/81

Grey pencil drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of light brown paper of an Inuit couple with a beluga. At the top left is a beluga whale on an angle. To the right of the beluga is a man and a woman. Both are facing forward. At the bottom left is a rock (?) with two Inuit figures climbing the sides. On top of the rock (?) are two four legged creatures. At the bottom right of the image is an abstract scene that appears to be the intersection of four ulus or four whales' tails.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/80

Grey pencil drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of light brown paper of a bear shaman and spirits. Image consists of two figures. Figure to the left is a two headed bird/animal figure with two 'arms,' four 'legs,' and a tail. Figure to right is a human/animal figure with the body of a human and the head of an animal, possibly a wolf. There are two 'wings' protruding from the neck of this figure.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/79

Grey pencil drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of light grey paper of dogs chasing a polar bear and birds. Image consists of six figures. Upper left is a polar bear running to the left but with his head turned to face right. He is being chased by two dogs with their tongues hanging out. Below are two figures. The one to the left is a bird, the one to the right is a birdlike figure with webbed feet and hands that have bear like claws.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/78

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of Sedna with her hair in four bunches, two on either side of her head. She has all her fingers and fingernails. Her body is that of a sea mammal with two fins added. The image is done in pen with the body being coloured in grey.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/77

Grey graphite drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of five children. Three children are skipping. The child to the farthest left is a girl wearing an amautiq with a baby in the pouch. To the right are two boys with skipping ropes. To their right is another boy holding his hands out. Below and in the centre of the image are two birds sitting on rocks. Beside the bird to the right is a boy who may be holding a knife/axe in his right hand.

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