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CarvingNa1350

Three heads and various arm and tail-like limbs on a angled block. Mermaid-like creature lies across the top with v-shaped pigtail-like hair on top. There are sketched in lines on fan-shaped tail and pigtails. Broad face is on front face of block. Brows and nose form a continuous raised band. Oval eyes, angled nostrils and curved mouth are on inward slope. Bent arm on creature's right side ends in human-like hand. Second creature's face is at 90 degrees to the first and has similar features, including, arms, face and hair. Their cheeks meet and the second creature's hand grasps the side of the first one's face. The third with long hair is at the back, facing the side. Hair is indicated by sketchy lines. Facial features are similar to the others except for the indication of a beard. Stickers read 'b 45', '169' and '#633'. Inscribed on the bottom is 'Lucassie and 69714 ' ? (partly obscured by stickers).

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1349

Stylized bird with hooves and humanoid head. Egg-shaped head has circle in oval eyes, sculptured nose with large nostrils, straight mouth and diagonal ridge on either cheek. Arched hairline above incised brow lines. Crescent-shaped ears on side. Right wing is pulled forward and touches front of triangular base beside foot. Left wing is pulled back and touches back of base. 'Markossie.Ann inscribed on base.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1348

Mermaid-like figure with chin and front flippers resting at wide end of a tapering ovoid base. Her back is arched and the side edge of her fluked tail rests on the tip of the base. She holds a fish with her left flipper. Details of figure include, an oval face with circle in oval eyes, wide, short nose with large nostrils, straight mouth and long parted hair, tied with a wide band at neck. Hair is indicated by fine incised lines. Dots all over body and fine lines on tail. Inscription on bottom reads 'Dania-Koma 71384.' stickers read '161','b 29' and '#532'.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1346

Inuit figure holding a seal flipper up to his chest. He wears a parka with hemline decorated with a row of vertical stripes and he is wearing the peaked hood up. He is leaning forward and there are wrinkles on the sides of his boots. There is a u-shaped line on the top of the foot portion of the boot. The base is made of a lighter grey stone. "Joshua E91371" incised on base.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1344

Stylized composition with fish-head at one end raising to a bird-like head with folded wings above, and a mittened arm, foot and calf of leg below. Fish has circle in lighter circle eyes, long, slightly downturned mouth line, dash-line on each side of snout and curved gills. Bird-like head has circle in lighter oval eyes, a long beak with the tapered wings resting on tip. Arm shows from one side, leg from the other. Lighter base, slopes down and tapers towards fish. Inscription on bottom reads 'Joaniapik'.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureNa1196

Stylized standing figure, relatively flat in cross-section, rounded details. Bear-like creature standing on figure's back. Figure has arm on left raised and the other is down at side. Hands are not indicated. Indistinct facial features include slit eyes and triangular nose. Bear has head pulled to one side, features are indistinct and include a truncated cone-shaped head, two ears and a triangular tail. Several indistinct characters on bottom of one foot.

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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CarvingNa1193

Sculpture with opposing, forward facing heads on either side. One face is oval with oval ears at top corners. Facial features are carved in from the facial plane. Oval eyes are incised below straight brow line and flat triangular nose above straight mouth. Head stands on a wedge-shaped support. Opposing face has a long tapering snout or beak with a notch in flattened end, on which it rests. Small round incised eyes below ears, which it shares with opposing face. Characters on bottom support. Carving marks show overall. Natural pits in several places.

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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FigureNa1192

Seated figure is facing forward and wearing a hooded parka. Arms without hands are extended out in front. There is an indented edge at end of parka, before legs. Oval face has long triangular nose in higher relief with oval incised eyes and straight line at mouth. Hairline is indicated by series of roughly parallel vertical lines across top of face. Carving marks are visible. Label on base: Nancy Kanayuk S-6325 Og 79.

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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CarvingNa1374

Creature with triangular face, downward slanting oval eyes and wide, open ovoid mouth. Large pointed ears are folded back over the back of the head. Arm-like appendage on left slants up from head then bends down to touch edge of leaf-shaped base. The body lies to the right and ends in a tapering appendage. The arm on the right lies beside wrinkled chest. 'isah tool' and '91991' are scratched on the bottom. Sticker reads '#681'.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1314

Two headed figure with side by side heads, facing forward. Facial features include parted hair, rimmed oval eyes, triangular nose and mouth with wide lower lip. Arms are drawn up on either side of large breasts. Large tail flukes are hand-like and form a base at bottom. Each 'hand' points out to the side and channels separate the 'fingers'. Inscription on bottom reads '2-03431' and a series of characters. Stickers read 'G.W.R. Mina Tooktoo Xekkk', 'Jh6547g' and '559'.

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