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Large stone multi-figure carving, with walrus tusk projections standing upright at each side (parts b-c). Tusks are incised with drawings and attach to stone with wooden dowels. One tusk (part b) is incised with four brown ink drawings on one side: fish, loon, person, walrus; the other side has three harpoons and syllabics in brown. The other tusk (part c) is incised on both sides with black ink drawings. One side has a seal, bird, 2 wolves, and walrus; the other side has drawings of three types of clothing (k'arlik, koliktar, amautik).

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

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