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Favorable Husband3495/1

Serigraph print of a husband and wife. The woman is seated on a raised platform inside a dark blue structure. She is wearing a blue and white striped dress with a red border along the bottom edge. Her child is on her back, held in place with a red and blue cloth. One of her arms is held out, offering a black bucket to her husband. The man is standing in the entryway of the structure. He is wearing a blue and white striped shirt, red pants and red boots. His left hand is reaching for the bucket, his right is holding a ladle(?). In the background, above the couple, is a small figure wearing a black shirt and red pants. He is bent over, balanced on one foot, and reaching towards the woman. In the bottom right corner of the print the title, signature, 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. (Print is taped to board backing.)

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hands and Feet Like Ulut2913/9

Print depicting three male figures in a row facing left. Each figure is in profile, and has feet and hands in the shape of an ulu type knife. They also have pointed noses, and an ovoid eye. The first figure is in blue over his entire body and head, except his face. His arms are at his sides and his mouth is closed. The second figure is similarbut in black. His mouth is slightly open and his right arm is slightly raised to a right angle. The third figure is in blue. His mouth is closed and his right arm is slightly raised to a right angle. Pencil inscription underneath image.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Swallowed by a Wolf2871/2

Print of two wolves and a human figure. Larger wolf head is green with circular black eye. Mouth is open with sharp black teeth and human figure held in wolf's mouth and throat. Figure has purple legs. Outline in orange of smaller wolf with black circular eye near first wolf's throat. Smaller wolf has open mouth with sharp teeth. Written under image in pencil is: "Swallowed by a wolf 3/16 1970 Oonark, Hattie Manik". Stamp 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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Power of Thought2871/1

Stonecut design of oval print with face at centre. The design has four bands, from centre the first is of orange circles within a green line, second is dark blue circles except there is one green circle in this band at the top of the image, this band is within an orange line, the third band is light blue circles within a dark brown line, the fourth band is large green triangles. The face has light blue detailing, and orange and brown eyes. Written in pencil at the bottom of the image are "Power of Thought 45/56 1976 Wm. Ukpatiku, Oonark." There are two stamps in the lower right hand corner of the image. One stamp is composed of yellow and pencil lines while the other is an embossed stamp.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Polar Bears Stealing Wolf's Pup2857/1

Horizontally rectangular print on off-white paper. Scene with four small and two larger orange polar bears within a partial outline of a orange circle. One larger bear is shown to the right of the circle and holds in its jaws a purple wolf pup, while the mother wolf looks on. Inscription across bottom in pencil. Bottom right corner has the yellow Baker Lake 'bow and arrow' printing symbol and Inuit syllabics in pencil to the right of symbol.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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A Host of CaribouNa1488

A print with two hunters in a horizontal position. One hunter has a spear and is wearing blue and orange clothing while the other hunter has a bow and arrow and is wearing brown, green, and orange clothing. Above the hunters, there is a host of seven brown caribou walking over a hill to the right side. The hill is has a thick black outline with blue u forms below. Stamped with the names of artist and printmaker in Inuit syllabics in monogram form with Baker Lake stylized yellow cross and bow in lower right corner. In the lower right corner, there is a small yellow image of a right pointing arrow emerging from a bulge pointing to pencilled syllabic. Pencil inscription across the bottom edge reads 'A host of caribou A/P III/V Oonark Ukpatiku 1976'. The print is on horizontally rectangular white paper.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hunting with Bow and SpearNa1486

Three human figures surrounded by a thin red arch shape with animals all around. The top left human ahs a bow and an arrow, the top right human has a bow, and the bottom left human has an arrow. The humans are wearing brown, blue, red, and black clothing. From left to right, the animals are the following colours: black, blue, black, brown, yellow, red, and yellow. In the lower right corner, there is a small yellow image of a right pointing arrow emerging from a bulge pointing to pencilled syllabic. Pencil inscription across the bottom edge reads 'Hunting with bow and spear Oonark, Noah 8/49 1975'. In the lower right corner, there is a circular embossing. The print is on horizontally rectangular white paper.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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The Shaman Teaches the Woman Magic1749/23

Torso of male facing a female in dark green clothing. Male has a purple animal holding an orange bird in its mouth on the body and a horizontal brown human figure across the head. Female has a wide orange stripe on the body, a dark blue pigtail, and a dark blue human figure on the head. Embossed stamp and syllabics in right hand corner. In the lower right corner, there is a small yellow image of a right pointing arrow emerging from a bulge pointing to pencilled syllabic. Pencil inscription across the bottom edge reads 'The Shaman Teaches the Woman Magic 34/45 1982 Jessie Oonark M. Upatiku'. In the lower right corner, there is a circular embossing. The print is on horizontally rectangular white paper, hinged on thin matboard and foamcore.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Singing Northern Lights1749/37

Eight head and shoulder profiles facing to the right side on a pink background. Hair is dark green, faces are white, and four have teeth while others have none. The lower four have black eyes and noses. Embossed stamp and syllabics in right hand lower corner. In the lower right corner, there is a small yellow image of a right pointing arrow emerging from a bulge pointing to pencilled syllabic. Pencil inscription across the bottom edge reads 'Singing Northern Lights 30/50 1985 Jessie Oonark Hattie Amitna?aq'. In the lower right corner, there is a circular embossing. The print is on horizontally rectangular white paper. Paper is thin and hand-made and hinged to white matboard.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Helped by SpiritsNa1480

Large face with black features and a red band across the brow. Sixteen small heads outlined by red surround the face. Above, there is a red animal that has small faces and fish within the body and three human torsos on the animal's back. Two human figures, one at either side of the animal facing to the right side. One black and one red object protrude from the animal's back. Names of artist and printmaker in Inuit syllabics with Baker Lake stylized bow and arrow in lower right corner. In the lower right corner, there is a small yellow image of a right pointing arrow emerging from a bulge pointing to pencilled syllabic. Canadian Eskimo Arts Council stamp of approval embossed in lower left corner. In the lower left corner, there is a circular embossing. Pencil inscription across the bottom edge reads 'Helped by spirits 42/45 1970 Oonark, Toodlik, Ikseegah'. The print is on vertically rectangular beige paper.

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