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Drawing3583/2

Ink on paper drawing depicting a large wolf-like creature sitting at the left of the page, facing right. The creature is drawn with flowing lines, revealing details such as the ribs, and transparent in that you can see the background scenery through it. The scenery is composed of a solid ground in the foreground, with two bands indicating where the creature sits on the ground, horizontal lines indicating water, and a row of mountains, shrinking in size from left to right, in the background. Signed by artist.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Tseshaht
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing3583/1

Ink on paper drawing depicting a somewhat abstract serpent-like creature, stretched across the page. It has a long body, with its hind legs at the bottom right of the page; the body then curves up towards the left side, where it has its front legs, with its head turned, looking to the right. The scenery is composed of a solid ground in the foreground, with two bands indicating where the creature stands on the ground, a tree along the left edge, and a jut of land in the background. Signed by artist.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Tseshaht
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drum Dance; Nine Figures & Drummer3497/2

Drawing of nine human figures circling a yellow drum in the centre. All have their heads pointed towards the drum, their bodies stretched out towards the edges of the paper. Seven of them are forward facing, and wearing snowsuits and boots. Colours of suits and boots are dark yellow, dark green, red, turquoise and dark brown. All have oval-shaped eyes, straight brows, slits for nostrils and open oval-shaped mouths. Two figures, towards the right side of the drawing, are done in profile with dark green parkas and matching pants and boots. Their faces are coloured yellow and both have bundles on their backs. A small tenth figure crouches beside the drum, hitting it with a drumstick. The figure is coloured black, with red and green undertones, has a pointed face and red hand. Syllabics written in the bottom right corner in turquoise. Pencil inscription on back, in bottom right corner.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Three Tattooed Women's Heads with Ulus & One Fish3497/3

Drawing of three identical human faces and a fish, done in two rows of two. Top row has a face and the fish, bottom row has two faces. Faces are drawn horizontally, looking towards the right side of the paper. Eyes are oval-shaped, noses are long and thin, and mouths are open and oval-shaped. All have linear tattoos. There are three horizontal lines across the nose; three lines radiate out in a fan-like shape from the bottom of the mouth; and three lines on each side radiate out from the top of the nose across the forehead. Designs done in dark blue. They each have a yellow and blue ulu next to their face, and each face is outlined in a different colour, red, yellow and dark blue. The fish is facing towards the left, done in light blue, with a red eye. Syllabics written along the bottom centre in dark green. Pencil inscription on back, in bottom right corner.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing3497/4

Drawing of two rows of forward facing humans, that extend upward from two wide orange and green bands. Top row of humans is depicted from the shoulders up, bottom row from the waist up. Six humans along the top are wearing snowsuits and have identical facial features and tattoos. Eyes are oval-shaped, noses are long and thin, and mouths are open and oval-shaped. Tattoos are linear. There are three horizontal lines across the nose; three lines radiate out in a fan-like shape from the bottom of the mouth; and three lines on each side radiate out from the top of the nose across the forehead. Designs are done in black. Seven humans along the bottom are wearing snowsuits and have identical facial features. Eyes are oval-shaped, noses are long and thin, mouths are open and oval-shaped, and beards are triangular. Features are done in black, blue and dark green. Snowsuits of all humans are dark blue, blue, green, grey, orange and lavender. Syllabics written along the bottom centre in dark green. Pencil inscription on back, in bottom right and left corners.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing3497/6

Pencil drawing of six large animals and three small ones in horizontal rows, all facing left. Top three rows are of individual large animals, bottom three are of a smaller animal in front of a larger. From top to bottom, left to right, the animals are: walrus, polar bear(?), reindeer, seal and whale, seal and polar bear(?), and seal and reindeer. Pencil inscription on back, bottom left corner.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Untitled (Landscape)3493/3

Drawing of a barren landscape in black ink and graphite on off-white paper; vertical orientation on white background. Ovoids, filled with formline design elements, are piled in centre of drawing with broken pieces around them; smaller ovoids are half buried in the ground nearby. In the background is a large pole with a small figure halfway up it. Figure has an ovoid-shaped head; face and body are made up of formline design elements. It is holding a decorated ovoid above its head; plain ovoids attached to top of pole. Artist signature and date made written in bottom left corner. Framed.

Culture
Coast Salish and Okanagan
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Untitled (Longhouse Interior)3493/2

Drawing of a longhouse scene in black ink and graphite on off-white paper; horizontal orientation on white background. Figures are depicted dancing and drumming around a central fire; other figures sit and drum in bleachers along the back and left walls. Bleachers on right side of longhouse are empty; decorated side exit along back wall. All support posts within scene have large humanoid-figures wrapped around them; all figures are made up formline design elements. Artist inscription in top right corner. Framed.

Culture
Coast Salish and Okanagan
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Untitled (Figure and Toxic Waste)3493/1

Drawing of a humanoid figure in black ink and graphite on off-white paper; vertical orientation on white background. Figure has a large ovoid-shaped head with long hair and its tongue sticking out. Face and body are made up of formline design elements. Figure is crouched in water, with its hands raised, water trailing from its fingers; fingers are long and tentacle-like. Water has dark patches throughout. Artist signature and date made written in bottom left corner. Framed.

Culture
Coast Salish and Okanagan
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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