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FigureNa1294

Seal on back with truncated, gloved hand opening a longitudinal split along seal. Thumb is in opening. Flippers at back form a u-shape. Each has two channels to outside. There is an additional flipper opposite hand. Head is tilted back with round eyes, nostrils and u-shaped slit mouth. Seal rests on flat, triangular base. At wider end of base are two holes drilled from sides to bottom, and one across a corner, through two sides. A sticker on side reads 'c1970' and 70 80.' Black with green to bottom.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Inukjuak, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureNa1293

Sitting, goose-like bird with long neck, curved back over body and rounded head, angled upwards, with triangular beak. Dots at eyes and slit across beak. Thick, oval body with wings outlined at sides. Wings have a series of lines indicating feathers or horizontal markings. '1769' inscribed in bottom. Sticker reads '125'.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Inukjuak, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureNa1238

Half-human, half-fish lying on side with head and shoulders raised on one side and fan-shaped tail raised at the other. Roughly diamond-shaped face with oval eyes with central slit, short broad nose and wide straight mouth. Below shoulder length hair is composed of fine longitudinal lines, rest of figure is highly polished. Arms are bent up in front and hands are clenched. Body has a series of three ripples across top. There are marks on tail. Stone is mottled green with black striations. Characters are incised on the bottom.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureNa1237

Stylized bird which shows, in profile, a gentle s-curve at front and a outward sloping curve at back. Rounded head has a short, wide beak and concentric circle eyes. Wings are indicated by a sweeping line. Flat on bottom. Carving marks show faintly. Sticker that was once adhered to the bottom reads '365 c.d.'

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1366

Naked male figure is bent over with feet braced and one hand in front pulling up on a piece of blubber. His other arm holds a second piece of blubber on his shoulder. The blubber pieces are thick and have dash-lines overall. Figure's head has parted hair with ragged hairline, downturned oval eyes, short nose, open mouth with tongue. Moustache and eyebrows are indicated. Toes and genitals, including pubic hair are also shown. Lighter base slopes down at back. Inscriptions on bottom read 'C 77 Levi Alasuak 52280'.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Akulivik, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1363

Stylized composition with female fish-like creature along top with seals, fish and whale-like creatures below. Top figure has a hump on her back tapering down to a wide tail covered in fine lines. She has one breast-like appendage with an eye incised on it; oval head with indentation at part and fine lines indicating hair, circle in oval eyes, broad flat nose with large nostrils, stippled area on upper lip above straight mouth. On her side, opposing her face, is an upside down fish-like head and web-like area to the right. Large sinuous seal-like creature with oval markings along the length. Whale-like creature above seal merges with figure at top. Second seal on opposite side and snake-like feature on seal. '71307' on bottom and sticker reads '#533'.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureNa1214

Stylized whale with humanoid facial features. Bilaterally symmetrical gilled head with oval eyes on either side of a sculptured nose. Straight mouth above rounded chin and central ridge raising, from nose, to notched dorsal fin on back. Body curves and slopes down to wide tail flukes. One fluke curves up slightly at the edge. Body, along inside of curve, has four vertical, rib-like ridges. Mottled green with grey stone.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureNa1290

Standing figure holding a fish in a container. The figure is wearing a straight hemmed parka with the hood down at back. Round head with hairline outlined, oval eyes, straight mouth and triangular nose. Faint lines indicate brows and goatee-like beard. Only the fish's head shows above the figure's hands and appears to come out of a bag-like container. There is a line at parka hem and cuffs, boot uppers have a vertical line at centre front and are lighter on top of foot. Figure stands on a small base. Tag on bottom reads 'J. Itukala Port Harrison.' Inscription on bottom reads '1-01531' -- letters, too faint to read, and a copyright sign '75' ?

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Inukjuak, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureNa1287

Seal pup with back flippers pulled back and touching. Parallel channels match up on each with a notch on each raised area between. Front flippers are pulled up in front and are notched and channels as back ones. Rounded snout has upside down y-shaped mouth with nostrils above and whiskers, indicated by dash lines, on the sides. Widely spaced oval eyes on sloping face. Head is rounded at top. Plump body is convex on bottom and there are three oval eyes on sloping face. Head is rounded at top. Plump body is convex on bottom and there are 3 oval circles on each side. 's-42670 ed' and a copyright mark are inscribed on the bottom.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Inukjuak, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureNa1209

Stylized, seated gull carved from weathered whale bone. Dense bone appears only at top of head and along part of one side. The rest is porous, darker bone. Bird's head is raised up with open beak and circular indentations for eyes. Series of parallel channels indicate wings. Clawed feet extend slightly out at front.

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