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Wall Hanging3497/1

Applique wall hanging of three men and two women on a dark brown background. All have white faces, with oval-shaped eyes, long lashes, thin lines for mouths, and black hair. Men’s hair is cropped short, women have braids. Women are wearing long parkas and boots; men have short parkas, pants and boots. Parkas are orange, light purple-grey, and dark yellow, with dark purple, black, orange and pink trim. Pants and boots are dark yellow and light purple-grey, with black trim and light purple-grey trim. One of the men is in the background with a bow and arrow pointed at five bears and wolves. Animals are orange, dark blue and light purple-grey. The other humans are in the foreground, with their arms raised. Edges of hanging are rolled, secured with white and yellow whipstitching. (Velcro strip sewn on back, for hanging purposes).

Culture
Inuit
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada ? or Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Young Family3495/2

Stonecut and stencil print of a small family with the father standing in the centre, mother to the left and child to the right. Mother and father are forward facing and child is shown in profile, reaching towards the father. All are wearing white parkas, light brown mittens, and blue-green fur pants. The father and child have matching fur boots, the mother has dark blue boots. The mother’s parka has a long tail, ties in the front and multiple black bands along the bottom edge and cuffs. The father’s parka has a tassel-like decoration on top of the hood, and bands of black and red-orange around the bottom edge and cuffs. The child’s parka has black band decorations. Along the bottom edge of the print the title, technique, edition number, place made, date and artist signature are written in pencil. Signatures, in syllabics, with Cape Dorset Co-operative symbol stamped in top right corner. Canadian Eskimo Arts Council blind-embossed stamp in bottom right corner.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, 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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Hip Cloth3511/10

Decorated rectangular hip cloth (beti naek) with tightly braided fringe on ends. Designs divided into three wide panels. Top and bottom panels are peach and decorated with stripes that span the length. Stripes are an assortment of plain and dotted lines; done in yellow, white, dark orange, green-grey, and blue-purple. Centre panel is dark green with yellow birds across it. Orange and light green floral motifs throughout birds. All designs have additional orange, dark brown and light green spots. Needlework panel in middle of central band. Design of diamonds and triangles on black; all shapes are made up of small triangles and diamonds. Embroidery is done in orange, white, teal, dark pink, purple, dark green, yellow, red and blue. Small yellow vertical stripes border top and bottom edges.

Culture
Atoni ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
West Timor, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tool3508/11

Small bundle of six bone tools, held together with a sinew cord. Holes sinew is strung through are drilled near the top edge of all tools. Four tools have curved tops and pointed ends; other two are flat and have sloped tips. Pointed tools grouped together on left side of bundle, flat tools on right side.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone and sinew
Made in
Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sinew Twister Tool3508/10

Small bundle of four sinew twister tools, held together on a hide string. Holes hide is strung through are drilled through the centres of tools. String is knotted on the right side, untied along left. Two tools towards right end of cord are flat, and have rectangle-shaped tops and tapered ends. Two on left side are curled on both ends, giving the tools an overall “S" shape.

Culture
Inuit
Material
antler and rawhide skin
Made in
Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tool3508/9

Harpoon rest carved in the shape of an animal. Base is flat, back slopes upward slightly into a tall slanted neck. Head is small and triangular in shape. No facial features, limbs or additional decoration.

Culture
Inuit
Material
antler
Made in
Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Handle3508/7

Curved antler handle. Long hide thong strung through holes drilled into each end. Top edge is scalloped, for finger grip. Front has been polished; back is rough, showing core of antler.

Culture
Inuit
Material
antler and rawhide skin
Made in
Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fish Spear3508/3 a-b

Model fish spear made of antler, consisting of the head and shaft (spear originally one piece, has broken in half). Head (part a) is trident-shaped, with two antler prongs on either side of the shaft tip. All are riveted together. Curved screws inserted into ends of prongs, facing inward, forming hooks. Pointed barb screwed into top of shaft tip. Long shaft (part b) fits into bottom of spear head, between ends of antler prongs. Hole drilled through bottom edge with a white cotton tie looped through, for attachment or hanging purposes.

Culture
Inuit
Material
antler, steel metal and cotton fibre
Made in
Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sarong3511/2

Sarong with sides sewn together, forming a rectangular tube skirt. Designs divided into three wide panels; separated by plain black stripes. Top and bottom edges of sarong are trimmed with two groupings of maroon stripes, with dark yellow dashes throughout them. Between the two groupings are dark orange and yellow triangles. Panels are dark brown and filled with rows of geometric and linear motifs; done in dark orange and yellow. Patterns in top and bottom panels are identical; middle panel has additional abstract geometric designs. Rows of black stripes throughout all panels. White tag on back.

Culture
Eastern Indonesian
Material
fibre and dye
Made in
Flores, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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