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CarvingNa1366

Naked male figure is bent over with feet braced and one hand in front pulling up on a piece of blubber. His other arm holds a second piece of blubber on his shoulder. The blubber pieces are thick and have dash-lines overall. Figure's head has parted hair with ragged hairline, downturned oval eyes, short nose, open mouth with tongue. Moustache and eyebrows are indicated. Toes and genitals, including pubic hair are also shown. Lighter base slopes down at back. Inscriptions on bottom read 'C 77 Levi Alasuak 52280'.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Akulivik, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1363

Stylized composition with female fish-like creature along top with seals, fish and whale-like creatures below. Top figure has a hump on her back tapering down to a wide tail covered in fine lines. She has one breast-like appendage with an eye incised on it; oval head with indentation at part and fine lines indicating hair, circle in oval eyes, broad flat nose with large nostrils, stippled area on upper lip above straight mouth. On her side, opposing her face, is an upside down fish-like head and web-like area to the right. Large sinuous seal-like creature with oval markings along the length. Whale-like creature above seal merges with figure at top. Second seal on opposite side and snake-like feature on seal. '71307' on bottom and sticker reads '#533'.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1204

Stylized form with three heads along top of curved, fused limbs. Arms or forelimb below lowest head with face in vertical plane facing out from the long axis of the sculpture. All the faces are framed by what appears to be a parka hood and have recessed oval eyes, straight noses and mouths. Second, larger head rests on sloping back and faces up. Third, angled head faces out above what appears to be legs. Mottled stone has a series of longitudinal fissures, or cracks, one of which has been repaired with glue. Carving marks show in some areas. Series of characters are inscribed along bottom. Label on base.

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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CarvingNa1247

Standing bear-like creature with a snake-like extension running from back of head across back and out behind. Extension ends in a head with oval eyes and a mouth cross cuts the flattened snout. There are three longitudinal rows of regularly spaced scraped squares along extension. The creature's mouth is wide open and his teeth are bared; oval eyes, notches on paws indicate claws, and he clutches a spiraled cane-like object in his left front paw.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1241

Four rimmed oval faces on various sides of a block; largest is on top sloping surface, two are on sides which slope in slightly, and one is on top, right side of surface opposite largest. All have small oval eyes, triangular noses and crescent-shaped mouth. Mottled, veined stone. Sticker reads '#559'.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1362

Stylized seated figure with exaggerated facial features is behind and holding a creature with a larger flowing face and amorphous body beneath. Seated figure has two legs on either side of creature's feet. On one side they are propped against the creature's face. Seated figure has an exaggerated grin with two teeth rows, triangular nose with triangular nostrils, large oval eyes with round centres and a short forehead with head continuing straight into curved back. Creature has a lozenge-shaped forehead flowing back into seated figure, large eyes as in figure, similar nose and v-shaped mouth. Feature details are in light grey, unpolished stone, the rest of the sculpture is coated with a shellac-like resin. 'Isah Sheeg 77 55664 f' and a copyright mark are inscribed on the bottom. Some nicks and scratches show light grey.

Culture
Inuit
Material
resin and stone
Made in
Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1274 a-h

Hunter in a kayak with three caribou heads and shoulders emerging from a flat platform. Platform is rounded on the corners, three sides are relatively straight and the fourth is angled. The hunter holds an antler paddle (part b) in one hand and a copper tipped, antler spear, poised to throw, in the other. His hood is down and his hair is indicated by fine lines. Caribou each have two removable antlers (parts c-h), rounded snouts, dots for eyes and small upright ears. Two parallel zigzag lines run across platform in front of front two cariboo, indicating water movement. V-shaped parallel lines radiate from third caribou and kayak. Unsigned.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone, sinew, copper metal and antler
Made in
Holman, Northwest Territories, Canada and Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1235

Standing bird with short wing on one side and an outstretched mittened arm on the other. Head is flat on top with short, curved beak and oval eyes with round centres. Body and legs are squat, plump and rounded. Four-clawed, widely spaced feet. Wing edge is denticulated. Three characters are incised on the bottom. Mottled green stone is highly polished.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1361

Upper body of a stylized four-armed creature holding a smaller, two-armed one in its arms. Three of the creature's arms end in three claws with lighter grey horizontal stripes on each digit. It has three right arms and one left. The fourth arm is along the bottom and is the same as the others, except without the stripes. Face is broad with part and hairline indicated, oval in broad lighter oval eyes, very broad nose with lighter triangular nostrils and a lighter, slightly downturned mouth. The smaller creature has arms like the larger one except without stripes, and is holding onto the larger figure's arm. Its face is upside down and is similar to the larger one except no hair part is shown. The figure is leaning backwards. '71260 lean' is inscribed on the bottom. Sticker reads '#527'.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1202

Stylized human figure with bear heads for arms and short widely spaced legs. Figure wears a parka with u-shaped hood on back above u-shaped parka tail. Parka is u-shaped at front. Head of figure has hair indicated by incised, somewhat irregular lines. Facial features include oval eyes, straight mouth and slightly raised straight nose. Bear heads taper to flat snouts with ears at top, oval eyes, and notched nostrils and straight mouth across snout. Head on left is wider across snout than the other. Carving marks are visible overall.

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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