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Drawing2978/40

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of people ice fishing in a large landscape. At the top is a blue sky with pinkish tinge. Below the sky are black hills with snow on them and two rivers running onto the surface of the ice. On the ice are people ice fishing. To the left a man in a green parka with blue trousers stands while fishing. Above him a person lies on a sealskin while fishing with a fish opening its mouth in the hole. Below this person are two fish on the ice. Below the fish sits a woman kneeling on skin and ice fishing. She is wearing a cloth amautiq and a blue dress with black polka dots. Below her are three fish. To her right is an identical woman who is wearing a pink polka dot dress. Between the two women is a tea kettle on a small primus stove with five mugs. Below the woman in the pink dress are two fish. To the right of this woman is a dog in a sitting position. Above the dog is a fish. Above the fish is a long hole in the ice. Standing above this hole is a man in a light blue parka with green trousers. To the left of this man is a person lying on a skin wearing a light blue parka and green pants. Cape Dorset Coop embossed stamp in lower corner. Pencil inscription on reverse includes "91/92".

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/39

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of beige paper of a loon, a woman, and Sedna. The central image is of a loon facing to the left. Above and behind the loon is the head of a woman wearing an amautiq. She is facing left with her braids flying out behind. Underneath the loon is Sedna with a long braid. In her hand she holds a gaff with a hooked end. Pencil inscription on reverse includes "91/92".

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/38

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of an owl and a woman. At the top of the image is an owl with outspread wings. Below the owl is a woman's torso wearing a skin amautiq. From the woman's shoulders protrude a pink 'feather.' To either side of the woman stands a bird . In front of the woman is a green plant and below are two birds with yellow breasts, lying down. Cape Dorset Coop embossed stamp in lower corner. Pencil inscriptions on reverse include "82/83".

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/37

Grey pencil drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of two imaginary beings. The large being is on the left. It has three heads. One faces left and has very long ears or horns. The centre head faces right and has pointed ears. The third head faces down and also has pointed ears. This creature has no arms, rather the two extra heads appear to take the place of the arms. The creature stands on two hind legs and has a long bushy tail. The smaller creature on the right is sitting down, facing right and has two long legs in front. It's hind legs are folded. Cape Dorset Coop embossed stamp in lower corner. Pencil inscription 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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Drawing2978/36

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of a mythical being with two faces and protruding feathers. The upper face is brown and yellow while the lower face has a brown nose, green cheeks and a red chin/beard with white markings. There are six feathers on each side. From top to bottom they are green, brown, red, green, yellow and brown.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/35

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of a traditional burial scene. A dead man lies on the tundra surrounded by rocks. This is a traditional form of burial. Grieving at the tomb are his wife and child. In the background is a tent and a kayak on a kayak rest. The sun, an orange colour, is setting in the sky. Cape Dorset Coop embossed stamp in lower right corner. Pencil inscription on reverse includes "94/95".

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/34

Grey pencil drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of a point of land surrounded by water. On the point are two large skins being stretched on the ground. Two women are standing near the skins and two dogs are also on the point of land. One of the dogs is in the act of howling. In the water above the point are two men in kayaks. Each has a float and a seal on the deck of the kayak.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/33

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of a large brown fish being attacked by two dogs. The dog on the left is blue with green ears, while the dog on the right is green with blue ears. Between the two dogs is a green bird with outstretched wings. To the bird's right is a small blue standing bird. Another small blue standing bird is just above the tail of the fish. Under image, in pencil crayon are 2 syllabic symbols and 2.98. Pencil inscription on reverse says "1975".

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/32

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of black paper. Image of a multi-coloured landscape with many different types of hunting portrayed. To the upper left a man is ice fishing through a small hole on a lake. He is jigging. To his right stands a man on a hill who appears to be being attacked (?) by a wolf/dog. To the right of the man is a partially butchered decapitated caribou. To the right of the wolf/dog are two caribou grazing on the tundra. To their right is a musk-ox. To the lower left a seal is swimming in the water. To the right of the seal there is a narrow isthmus. On the lower side of the isthmus is an inuksuk. Immediately below the inuksuk is a man lying on the ground and hiding behind a small rock. He is hiding from a herd of three caribou swimming in the direction of the narrow opening - two of the caribou have ears and one has a tail that make them look more like wolf/dogs. To the right of the caribou is a man in a kayak with no paddle. In the bottom centre of the image is a muskox. The grey and white on the land is probably snow. The image extends to all edges of paper.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/31

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of white paper of a person facing the viewer with his arms and legs outstretched. This is a two headed figure with the faces in the hood facing each other. Multiple human faces are attached to the rest of this figure. There is a face on the upper side and the lower side of each arm. In addition there are two faces on each arm. There is a face on each side of the torso facing out and another face on each side of the torso facing in. Finally there is a face on the upper surface of each leg.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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