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FigureNa1418 a-b

Running fox on a flat ovoid base. Three feet are on the base, and the fox's back right leg slightly raised. Bushy tail is angled up and out behind. Head is turned to side and has oval ears, circle in circle eyes on flattened front portion of face, narrow snout is flat on end with holes for nostrils and one at centre of slightly curved mouth.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1304

Sitting bear-like creature with a human, female head. Her right arm is pulled up touching her neck and her head is turned to her right. Hair is indicated by fine lines and there is a v-shaped indent at the base of her skull. She has oval eyes with circular centres, a broad turned-up nose and a straight mouth. Her limbs have notches at the edges, indicating claws or toes. '10-10361' and characters are inscribed on the bottom of the mottled stone.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Kuujjuaraapik, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1303 a-c

Kneeling part bird, part human figure with a humanoid head at its knees (a). Figure holds an axe-like object (b) in its raised right hand, and a smaller one (c) in its left hand. Left arm is bent at elbow. There are natural fissures in the stone and orange spots overall. Series of characters, '2-44769', '79' and a copyright symbol are inscribed on bottom.

Culture
Inuit
Material
antler and stone
Made in
Kuujjuaraapik, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureNa1300 a-c

Kneeling caribou (a) with detachable antlers (b-c) on a rectangular base. Head has holes for antlers in front of small ears, at back of head. Small round eye protrusions, slightly tapering face to flat snout. Slight hump on back, squared off at back with slight rise at tail. Bent legs are outlined on each side. Antlers are curved with two projections close to pegs which fit into the caribou. Peg on c has been repaired with a metal peg through centre. Sticker on bottom reads 'Carver 3-17-5 location George R. Que. Date 1965'. 'e8 562' and a series of characters are inscribed on the bottom.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone and antler
Made in
Kangiqsualujjuaq, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SculptureNa1297

Double-sided stylized humanoid face sloping back with a hand at top, bird head leans slightly forward on opposite side. Curving line divides the three sections. The face has rimmed oval eyes, large nostrils, protruding mouth area with slightly parted lips. The bird has a short curved beak and oval eyes. Mottled stone. 'Er 74514', '8163-1' and characters are inscribed on the scratched bottom.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Kangirsuk, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureNa1267

Female figure with baby in pouch on back and holding an antler fish on sinew line in her left hand. Figure is laterally elongated and has a hump at back of pouch and below. Her parted hair is indicated with sketchy lines. She has a long triangular face with a large straight mouth and close-set oval eyes above a triangular nose. Baby's hood is up and has slit eyes, triangular nose and straight mouth. There is a hole through figure's right hand. Carving marks show overall. Small scrapes on side, especially at base. Inscription on bottom reads 'k66191'. Sticker reads '321'. Antler peg on the bottom of one corner levels bottom. Partially sawn section on back base.

Culture
Inuit
Material
sinew, antler and stone
Made in
Arviat, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1296

Stylized, bird-like figure with rounded body, half oval wings on the sides, pulled back and curved, and large three-clawed feet on either side with inset antler claws. The head has a channel parting hair with eight longitudinal channels on each side indicating hair. It has a heart-shaped face with upturned nose, open mouth and round inset antler eyes. Mottled stone with lighter longitudinal vein running through body and base. Inscribed on the base are a series of characters, a copyright symbol '78' and '4-17387'.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone and antler
Made in
Kangirsuk, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SculptureNa1295

Hunter is leaning back, almost reclining with his legs braced against a wedge-shaped stone (ice?). There is a walrus lying on its side on the other side of the rock. The hunter is holding a thin hide line which passes through holes in his hands, the top ridge of the rock and attaches to the walrus's body. The walrus's back flippers are crossed and there are four vertical lines along its underbelly and several curved lines at its neck. The hunter has a broad face, rimmed oval eyes and rimmed straight mouth. His hair forms a cap on his head. Large indentation on top side of rock. Hair and walrus have been polished.

Culture
Inuit
Material
skin and stone
Made in
Inukjuak, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureNa1299

Stylized fish with wide, exaggerated, horizontal mouth across front and round, black, inset eyes above. There is a transverse hole drilled through the inner portion of the mouth. Ridges on each side of central bump on body which tapers to tail. Tail is aligned longitudinally and has five parallel channels extending in from concave edge. Bottom has two sets of bumps on either side indicating gills?

Culture
Inuit
Material
baleen ? and bone
Made in
Kangiqsualujjuaq, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureNa1298

Figure standing on back legs with seal-like head, overlapping ovoid wings with longitudinal channels, on back. There is a longitudinally aligned fish on left, front of body, and a seal on right. The figure's feet are slightly different, as the one on the left has 4 notches, indicating toes or claws, the other is boot-like. The figure's head has round holes at ears, eyes and nostrils with a slit at mouth. Fish has dots for eyes, line at mouth and u-shape indicating gills. Seal has dots for eyes and a line at mouth. Figure stands on a lighter, rectangular base. Series of characters, 8-01282, a copyright mark and '78' in a circle are inscribed on bottom. Coated with resin ?

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone and resin ?
Made in
Kangirsuk, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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