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Figure3540/7

Stoneware figure of a small upright seal. Face consists of incised circular eyes and a circular open mouth. Small foreflippers are wrapped around front of body; lines incised along bottom edges, imitating digits. Semi-circles incised along front bottom edge of figure, imitating hind flippers. Figure is hollow with an open base. Base is unglazed; rest of seal is white with grey-green and dark brown undertones. Unsigned.

Culture
Inuit
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3540/5

Stoneware figure of a standing bird. Face consists of incised eyes and smooth beak. Bird has its wings held against sides, flaring slightly backward at tips; short tail extends from back. Figure is hollow with an open base. Base is unglazed; rest of bird is gold-beige with dark red highlights. Unsigned.

Culture
Inuit
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3540/4

Stoneware scene consisting of four walruses swimming amongst large blocks of ice; base is an irregular rectangle. All walruses are in front half of the scene; all are dark grey with black snouts. They have small eyes, frowning mouths and dots imprinted across their snouts. The two walruses closest to the right side have two white tusks; others are tusk-less. Base is unglazed; ice and surrounding water done in white with grey-green undertones. Unsigned.

Culture
Inuit
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3539/1

Stoneware figure of a bird with outstretched wings; two chicks huddled under each wing. Each bird has large carved circles on either side of their face, imitating eyes; beaks are coloured dark brown with rounded tips. All birds have rounded feet with incised lines along the bottom edges, imitating claws. Small tail protrudes from back centre of bird, with lines incised throughout, imitating feathers. Spirals and semi-circles incised along bottom edge on back of bird, imitating ends of feathers. Figure is hollow with an open base. Exterior decorated with speckled glaze; interior undecorated. Artist signature incised along bottom edge of interior.

Culture
Inuit
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3540/8

Stoneware figure of a small upright seal. Face consists of incised circular eyes and a mouth. Foreflippers are wrapped around front of body. Figure is solid and base is unglazed; rest of seal is red-orange with dark yellow undertones and dark brown speckles throughout. Unsigned.

Culture
Inuit
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3540/6

Stoneware figure of a seal, lying on its stomach. Face consists of protruding circular eyes, snout with imprinted dots throughout, and an open frowning mouth; snout and eyes are painted black. Small foreflippers held against sides of rotund body, large hind flippers extend straight out from back; lines incised along edges of all, imitating digits. Rounded, cone-shaped tail protrudes from between hind flippers. Figure is hollow and base is unglazed; rest of seal is grey-blue with black speckles and highlights throughout. Artist initials incised on base; four holes poked into base above signature.

Culture
Inuit
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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