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Knife2978/115

Ulu type knife with a triangular blade. Blade has a curved bottom edge and is attached to a short metal shaft which pierces a rectangular bone handle. On the top of the bone, the shaft splits and folds to either side. The bone is rounded on the top, flat on the bottom, with a single short line carved into the outside edge of the underside.

Culture
Inuit
Material
metal and bone
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Kayak2978/114 a-b

Model kayak. A small wooden figure sits inside the cockpit, clothed in a blue parka with hood. The face is carved wood and wooden arms are outstretched to the front. A seal float carved of wood sits in front of the figure. A harpoon of wood and ivory (?) is attached to the kayak on his left, with a snowshoe tied to the boat behind. The kayak itself is made of wood and covered with a dark brown skin. Small ivory (?) floats are attached to the boat at front, back and around the cockpit.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, seal skin, fibre and bone ?
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Kayak2978/113 a-b

Model kayak. A small wooden figure sits inside the cockpit, clothed in a light tan parka with hood. The face is carved wood and wooden arms are outstretched to the front. A harpoon of wood and ivory (?) is attached to the kayak on his left. The kayak itself is made of wood and covered with a dark brown skin. Small ivory (?) floats are attached to the boat at front, back and in front of the cockpit. Strips of ivory (?) line the keel of the kayak at front and back, and are nailed on.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, seal skin, fibre and bone ?
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Kayak2978/112 a-b

Model kayak. A small wooden figure (part b) sits inside the cockpit, clothed in a light tan parka with hood. The face is carved wood and wooden arms are outstretched to the front. A wooden float sits in front of the figure while a harpoon of wood and ivory (?) is attached to the kayak on his right, and a club to the left. The kayak itself is made of wood and covered with a dark brown skin. Small ivory (?) floats are attached to the boat at front, back and in front of the cockpit. Strips of wood line the keel of the kayak at front and back, and are nailed on.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, seal skin, fibre and bone ?
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Woman's Parka2978/111

Amauti style woman's parka. The exterior of the coat is white, with high cut sides and a long back flap. Purple, pink, white and black trim edges the hem and wrists of the outer coat, while similar but darker trim decorates the centre front, with a tassel of yarn hanging from the neck, and lower back. The hood is edged with thick fur and a tassel hangs from the top. The top back of the coat has a pouch for a child. Three beaded tassels hang down the centre of the back flap. The undercoat is made of light quilting fabric in pink with blue hearts on one side and multi-patterned on the other.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre and skin
Made in
Quaqtuq, Quebec, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving2978/109

Tall grey stone sculpture. Bear head at top with upward pointing nose, incised mouth and eyes and pointed protruding ears. Below this are four carved and protruding faces, two on either side of the sculpture. The first is upside down with a pointed chin, incised smiling mouth, eyes and long nose. Below this is an upright face with a bulging forehead, large square nose, and incised eyes and mouth. The two faces on the other side of the sculpture are similar to each other with pointed chins, large hooked noses, slightly bulging foreheads, and incised eyes. One has an incised frown, the other a smile. On the foot of the sculpture is an incised signature.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/106

Grey pencil drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of a family standing outside their snow house. The man is on the left. He is holding a bow in both hands and to the left of his feet are three arrows. To his right is a spear. Next to the spear stands a boy holding a bow upright in one hand. There are three arrows to the right. Next to the boy is a woman wearing an amautiq with a baby in the pouch. She has a mitten on her left hand. This hand holds the mitten which would go on her outstretched right hand. To the right is a caribou skin stretched out.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Unikatuatau agutiga imaluta vini takua kutirutu nunagu piarari2978/105

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of a family moving in the summer. Woman is carrying a child in her amautiq. A dog in front of the woman is carrying a pack with caribou legs in it. There is a child behind the woman who has a dog walking beside him and a dog on a leash behind him. Title is written in syllabics across the top.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/88

Drawing on square sheet of ivory paper of three people building a snow house. Each holds a knife in their right hand - this knife is being used to shape the blocks. A man is inside the structure with his back to the viewer and is wearing blue mittens. A child stands to the right using his knife to smooth a block. He has on red mittens. To the left is a woman wearing a skin amautiq. She is trimming an upper block and is wearing red mittens.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/87

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of an Inuit couple cutting up a caribou head. A couple sit on two chairs facing each other. The woman is on the left and holds a knife in her left hand and an ulu in her right hand. The man holds a knife in his right hand. Both are about to cut into the caribou head sitting on the table between them. Caribou head has not been cooked as it still has its antlers.

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