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Drawing2978/52

Grey pencil drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of beige paper of an attack on a bear. In the centre of the image is a bear facing right. Below the bear are two people running away in opposite directions. These appear to be children. Above are two figures attacking the bear. To the right is a woman with an elaborate hairstyle attacking the bear with what appears to be an ulu attached to a long handle. To the left is a dog in human clothing attacking the bear with the same type of weapon. Cape Dorset Coop embossed stamp in lower corner. Inscription in pencil on reverse includes "59/65."

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/51

Grey pencil drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of beige paper of a shaman with ulu. Central figure is of a woman with a tattooed face holding an ulu and standing over a prostrate figure. The tattooed woman appears to a have a pointed tail. To either side are two humanlike figures. At the top of the image to the left is a creature - perhaps bear-human? To the right are two standing birds. Cape Dorset Coop embossed stamp in lower corner. In pencil on reverse: 59/65 along with other numbers.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/50

Grey pencil drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of a girl throwing stones to scare birds away from a meat drying rack supported with stones. From the rack hang five pieces of meat and possibly some intestines. The rack is being attacked by flying creatures. While three are clearly birds, one is an imaginary bird with two heads, two bodies, six wings and four legs. Under the drying rack sits a female figure with stones in both her hands, to throw at the birds. The bird immediately to the right of the imaginary bird has been struck by one of the stones.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/49

Grey pencil drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of beige paper of a family with seals. There are two rows of figures. The upper row consists of a man with a harpoon, he has his arm touching a woman wearing an amautiq with a child visible. To the right is another woman in an amautiq with a child visible. To the right is a boy with a harpoon in one hand and a line leading to a seal in the row below in his other hand. The lower row consists of three seals. Cape Dorset Coop embossed stamp in lower corner. Pencil inscription on reverse, including "59/65".

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/48

Grey pencil drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of beige paper of bears becoming people. On the left hand side of the image are a family of bears living in a snow house as if they are people. A mother bear holds an ulu while a father bear has his knife nearby. Three small bears play on the floor of the house. In the entrance passageway a small creature can be seen moving towards the house. Outside the house is a mother bear figure wearing an amautiq with a child hidden inside. To the right is another snow house occupied by bears. The bears appear to be sleeping on the sleeping platform. Standing on the floor of the house are two human figures possibly wearing masks. In the entrance passage of this house is a small bear heading out of the house. Outside is a mother bear with a child bear in her amautiq welcoming home a hunter bear who is dragging a seal. To the right of the image is a human/bear figure in the act of yelling.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/47

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of two men cutting up a walrus on an ice pan. The man on the left is wearing a green parka and the man on the right has on a brown parka. The walrus is blue. Their kayaks are attached to the ice pan and their paddles rest in the kayaker's hole. Flying above the men is a bird outlined in green. Pitseolak written in pencil below, at right. Cape Dorset Coop embossed stamp at lower left.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Summer Journey2978/46

Stonecut print on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper depicting a family migrating across the landscape in summer. In the centre of the image is a woman wearing an amautiq with a child in the pouch. She is wearing a tumpline across her chest - this supports her large pack which includes two tent poles. Suspended on the ends of the tent poles are boots. Another child appears to be riding on the pack. To the left is a dog and a man carrying a pack while holding a bow in his right hand and three arrows in his left hand. To the right is another man with a pack holding a bow in his right hand and four arrows in his left. In the foreground is a pack, a bough, and a dog wearing a pack. In the background a person wearing another pack is appearing over the pass. To the left is an inuksuk in the form of an arch, to the right is a standing inuksuk. Beside the standing inuksuk are two birds.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/45

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of a family migrating across the landscape in summer. In the centre of the image is a woman wearing an amautiq with a child in the pouch. She is wearing a tumpline across her chest - this supports her large pack which includes two tent poles. Suspended on the ends of the tent poles are boots. Another child appears to be riding on the pack. To the left is a dog and a man carrying a pack while holding a bow in his right hand and three arrows in his left hand. To the right is another man with a pack holding a bow in his right hand and four arrows in his left. In the foreground is a pack, a bough, and a dog wearing a pack. In the background a person wearing another pack is appearing over the pass. To the left is an inuksuk in the form of an arch, to the right is a standing inuksuk. Beside the standing inuksuk are two birds. Pencil inscription on reverse includes "66/76".

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/44

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of light beige paper of Sedna and seals. Central figure is Sedna. Her black hair is done in three braids joined at the end. She is facing forwards and her body is coloured silver. She has human hands and a whale tail. Her right arm rests on a brown seal. To her left side is another brown seal. Sedna and the two seals are in the water. Above and behind are two black rock outcrops. On the left outcrop is a woman in a green amautiq. On the right outcrop is a man peeking out from the outcrop with an inuksuk on the right.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Migration1749/22

Drawing of two figures, each one carrying a pack on their backs with a person lying on each pack. The smaller figure is carrying two spears, and the larger figure is carrying a pointed pole in one hand and a bag or cauldron-shaped object with a handle in the other. A animal with bulbous protrusions to each side of its body and a curved tail is standing above the smaller figure. The Canadian Eskimo Arts Council's blind embossed seal is in the lower right-hand corner.

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