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FigureNa1244

Stylized standing female figure holding a cover-like object across back. Head is facing out to left side and long neck is bent to horizontal. Left arm is aligned horizontally behind head and right arm is down at side. Feet are notched; facial features include circle in lighter oval eyes, broad nose and small mouth. One ear shows and breasts are indicated. Mottled stone with dark veins. Characters are inscribed on 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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SculptureNa1243 a-b

Seated rabbit or hare with fish or seal tail extended out in front (a). Long ears stick up and it has round eyes, line across snout for mouth and forelimbs drawn up in front. Hare is pegged to a hole in base (b) with a flat top, tapering at back to flat end. Front tapers to a point. Oval eyes on each side. Hole for peg on top.

Culture
Inuit
Material
antler and stone
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureNa1242

Sitting bird with ovoid body and human head on a long, curved neck. Rounded triangular head is twisted sideways and tilted slightly upwards. Features include outlined hair, oval eyes, broad, short nose and slightly curved mouth with slightly jutting lower lip. Hand-shaped wings are in relief on sides. Mottled green stone with darker veins and patches.

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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CarvingNa1241

Four rimmed oval faces on various sides of a block; largest is on top sloping surface, two are on sides which slope in slightly, and one is on top, right side of surface opposite largest. All have small oval eyes, triangular noses and crescent-shaped mouth. Mottled, veined stone. Sticker reads '#559'.

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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FigureNa1240

Creature lying down with an oval head aligned vertically and facing forward. Features include oval eyes and mouth, a wide nose, lines indicating hair on top of the creature's head, and a goatee below its chin that curves outwards. Thick arms at sides end in uneven hand-like appendages. The figure's sloping back ends in a channelled, wing-like section with a line dividing it from the body. Stickers on bottom read '146', and 'b 39' and '#394 c.d. Saggiak'.

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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CarvingNa1362

Stylized seated figure with exaggerated facial features is behind and holding a creature with a larger flowing face and amorphous body beneath. Seated figure has two legs on either side of creature's feet. On one side they are propped against the creature's face. Seated figure has an exaggerated grin with two teeth rows, triangular nose with triangular nostrils, large oval eyes with round centres and a short forehead with head continuing straight into curved back. Creature has a lozenge-shaped forehead flowing back into seated figure, large eyes as in figure, similar nose and v-shaped mouth. Feature details are in light grey, unpolished stone, the rest of the sculpture is coated with a shellac-like resin. 'Isah Sheeg 77 55664 f' and a copyright mark are inscribed on the bottom. Some nicks and scratches show light grey.

Culture
Inuit
Material
resin and stone
Made in
Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureNa1286

Standing seal holding a smaller seal with front flippers. Smaller seal is holding front and back flippers out in front. Both heads are rounded on top with flattened snouts, oval eyes and mouth on underside. Larger seal has larger nostrils and oval ears (?). Flippers have finger-like edges. Base is rough and lighter grey. Inscription on bottom reads '5-45373', a copyright symbol and '76'. A sticker reads '#5'.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Inukjuak, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1274 a-h

Hunter in a kayak with three caribou heads and shoulders emerging from a flat platform. Platform is rounded on the corners, three sides are relatively straight and the fourth is angled. The hunter holds an antler paddle (part b) in one hand and a copper tipped, antler spear, poised to throw, in the other. His hood is down and his hair is indicated by fine lines. Caribou each have two removable antlers (parts c-h), rounded snouts, dots for eyes and small upright ears. Two parallel zigzag lines run across platform in front of front two cariboo, indicating water movement. V-shaped parallel lines radiate from third caribou and kayak. Unsigned.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone, sinew, copper metal and antler
Made in
Holman, Northwest Territories, Canada and Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureNa1283

Stylized fish with large dorsal fin area, same details on either side. Oval head tapers to back. Dorsal fin has three points with slightly concave edge, in profile view, between points. There is an incised line in front each point with a row of dots following in from line. Straight line at mouth, large round eye and curved gill at bottom. Five horizontal lines extend back from gill. Characters, #588 and '78 with a copy right 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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FigureNa1275 a-g

Figure kneeling on one leg in front of a round hole in a flat rectangular platform (a) a smaller figure also kneels beside the hole. The larger figure is dressed in a parka with the hood down. His hair is indicated by a series of lines. Facial features include curved ears, a long straight nose, deep, small oval eyes and a small straight mouth. In his raised right hand he holds a leister spear (e) with a wooden shaft and three ivory prongs (g) attached to the shaft with wrapped thread. The leister holds a fish (part b). In the other hand he holds an ivory jig hook on a thread, tied to a wooden handle (d). The smaller figure has his hood up and similar facial features as the larger figure. A separate spoon (c) has a detachable wooden handle (f). Disc number inscribed on bottom reads E8 503.

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