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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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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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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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CarvingNa1211

Seated, part bird and part human figure with beak turned to side and pointing up. Legs are bent to the figure's left. One wing touches foot on one side, the other is down at the side and curves around to centre back. Both taper towards the end from rounded shoulders. The bird's head tapers to the end of its beak, and the oval eyes on sides have remnants of brown pigment (?). A row of characters are inscribed on the bottom. The stone has darker and lighter flecks of green.

Culture
Inuit
Material
pigment ? and stone
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1373

Bird-like creature with bent wings and crustacean-like legs, all oriented towards its left side. The eyes are round and bulging, wide, downturned mouth and three-pronged nose. The base is an unpolished lighter grey. There are scratches at the front, centre. '1-71393' is inscribed on the bottom.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1371

Stylized fish-like creature facing upwards with sloping feet-like base. Four concave, diagonal channels across the back. Upright portion or bottom of the fish is flat. Face at the top includes circle in oval eyes and a wide, u-shaped mouth with upturned corners. Inscriptions on the bottom reads '11a02877', '82', a copyright mark and a series of characters.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1370

Stylized composition with central ridge, higher at end with face than at end with a four digit paw or foot, and ribbed, fan-shaped tail. Head has an upside down u-shaped mouth, a small circle in oval eye on one side, and a similar eye on a tubular projection on the other side. Inscription on the bottom has a copyright symbol and '789 Levi Smith f-63748'.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1369

Stylized creature with elongated, flattened seal-like head at top and two curved, diagonal, concave channels on either side with a v-shapes on rounded ends which meet at the front. Large circle in oval eyes and three diagonal channels across the back. '00633', '78' and a copyright symbol are inscribed on the bottom.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1368

Basically triangular creature with two closely spaced oval eyes on one end. Ridge above eyes then a curved slope down to v-shaped groove at bottom. Second v-shaped groove on opposite side. All sides have concave areas. Characters and '48812' are inscribed on bottom.

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