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Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of three caribou and three wolves. The wolves appear to have surrounded the caribou and are in various howling poses. The caribou appear distressed and in various states of exhaustion with their tongues hanging out. The caribou at the bottom left is lying down, the one in the centre has his back legs splayed and his head tilted to the sky. The caribou to the left appears to be in the process of collapsing.
Pencil drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper, a composition of three different ulus with wooden handles. The large, central ulu is used for flensing and cutting up meat. The smaller ulu to the upper left is used for cutting skins for clothing. The ulu on the upper right is used for cutting and removing the hair from skins.
Pencil drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of a man attaching the skin lashings to an umiak frame. These lashings hold the umiak together. He is clearly working as his sleeves are rolled up and the viewer can see that he is pulling hard on the skin line. In front of him are arrayed parts of the umiak and some of his tools. From right to left these are: the rudder, a paddle, the steering rod, an axe, a paddle, a saw, a caribou antler, and a bow drill (mouthpiece, drill and bow).
Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of light beige paper. In the centre of the image is a man wearing sealskin clothing and holding a knife in his right hand. He is holding something of wood in his left hand. To the upper left is an inuksuk. Below the inuksuk is a tripod of wood holding a sealskin float to dry. To the right of the man is a sealskin tent with the door open. The tent poles consist of two long pieces of wood and a kakivak. The entire image is framed by tools. At top left is a spear, at top right a bird spear. The right side has a large sea mammal harpoon and harpoon head. The left side has a kayak paddle. The bottom shows a kayak.
Lithograph print rendered in brown and black on a sheet of horizontal rectangular white paper. Contents of image are described from left to right in rows starting from the top. Top row - kakivak, carrying pack with caribou skin and boots, sealskin tent. Middle row - a man dressed in sealskin parka and a woman in an amautiq are holding a kayak, immediately behind them are two rock piles (kayak stand). Bottom row - to the left are mainly hunting tools - a knife, a spear, a harpoon head and line, a kayak paddle, a gaff, a sealing harpoon, a bird spear with throwing board, a large sea mammal harpoon, a harpoon head and line, a sealskin float, a drag, a line holder for a kayak, and a bow and arrow. To the right are implements of the home - a lamp and tamper, an ulu, a lamp stand, an awl, a skinning board, a pot, cup, bucket, ladle, a stretching frame with ties, and a drying rack.
Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of an igloo camp. In the background are hills with three inuksuk's just visible, one on top of each of the mounds. In the foreground are a number of snow houses in various states of repair. To the bottom left a snow house is being constructed. In the middle left a person is just finishing the entrance of a snow house. A sled rests against the porch and a pair of boots are on sticks to dry. To the right is a small igloo with the roof being patched. In front of this igloo is a sled upside down on snow blocks. To the right is a larger house - dogs are lying curled up in front of the house and on the roof are a kakivak, a snow shovel, a harpoon and a sled. To the right is a snow house with a kakivak and a harpoon on the roof. Next door is a house with an overturned sled on the roof and dogs curled up in front of the house. A man stands in front of the house with his hands above his head. To the right is the final snow house with a collapsed roof. Two people are looking inside the collapsed house and a sled sits beside it.
Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of light brown paper of a brown walrus basking on a raised pan of ice and being approached by a white polar bear. A hunter is hidden behind a piece of ice and has a harpoon in his hand.
Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of two women with a dog. The woman on the left wears a parka and an orange dress. The woman on the right wears a parka and a red dress. To the right is a dog facing left.
Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of hunters, hunting walrus. To the left is a man harpooning through a breathing hole. Beside him is a seal(?). To the right is a second hunter over a breathing hole with a walrus(?) below him and a dog above. To the right is another hunter who is wearing red trousers. He is holding a large harpoon and below him is a walrus.
Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of hunters and dogs hunting walrus. Image can be broken into an upper half and a lower half. On the upper left are two green walrus near a breathing hole. To the right is a man holding a harpoon. He is wearing a green parka and has on orange trousers. To his right is a woman holding a spear in one hand. She has on a green parka and a orange skirt. To the right is another man holding a harpoon with a green parka and orange trousers. On the bottom left are a green male and a female walrus. To the right is another male walrus and on the far right are three green dogs.