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Drawing2978/51

Grey pencil drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of beige paper of a shaman with ulu. Central figure is of a woman with a tattooed face holding an ulu and standing over a prostrate figure. The tattooed woman appears to a have a pointed tail. To either side are two humanlike figures. At the top of the image to the left is a creature - perhaps bear-human? To the right are two standing birds. Cape Dorset Coop embossed stamp in lower corner. In pencil on reverse: 59/65 along with other numbers.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/50

Grey pencil drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of a girl throwing stones to scare birds away from a meat drying rack supported with stones. From the rack hang five pieces of meat and possibly some intestines. The rack is being attacked by flying creatures. While three are clearly birds, one is an imaginary bird with two heads, two bodies, six wings and four legs. Under the drying rack sits a female figure with stones in both her hands, to throw at the birds. The bird immediately to the right of the imaginary bird has been struck by one of the stones.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/49

Grey pencil drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of beige paper of a family with seals. There are two rows of figures. The upper row consists of a man with a harpoon, he has his arm touching a woman wearing an amautiq with a child visible. To the right is another woman in an amautiq with a child visible. To the right is a boy with a harpoon in one hand and a line leading to a seal in the row below in his other hand. The lower row consists of three seals. Cape Dorset Coop embossed stamp in lower corner. Pencil inscription on reverse, including "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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Drawing2978/48

Grey pencil drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of beige paper of bears becoming people. On the left hand side of the image are a family of bears living in a snow house as if they are people. A mother bear holds an ulu while a father bear has his knife nearby. Three small bears play on the floor of the house. In the entrance passageway a small creature can be seen moving towards the house. Outside the house is a mother bear figure wearing an amautiq with a child hidden inside. To the right is another snow house occupied by bears. The bears appear to be sleeping on the sleeping platform. Standing on the floor of the house are two human figures possibly wearing masks. In the entrance passage of this house is a small bear heading out of the house. Outside is a mother bear with a child bear in her amautiq welcoming home a hunter bear who is dragging a seal. To the right of the image is a human/bear figure in the act of yelling.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/47

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of two men cutting up a walrus on an ice pan. The man on the left is wearing a green parka and the man on the right has on a brown parka. The walrus is blue. Their kayaks are attached to the ice pan and their paddles rest in the kayaker's hole. Flying above the men is a bird outlined in green. Pitseolak written in pencil below, at right. Cape Dorset Coop embossed stamp at lower left.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Summer Journey2978/46

Stonecut print on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper depicting a family migrating across the landscape in summer. In the centre of the image is a woman wearing an amautiq with a child in the pouch. She is wearing a tumpline across her chest - this supports her large pack which includes two tent poles. Suspended on the ends of the tent poles are boots. Another child appears to be riding on the pack. To the left is a dog and a man carrying a pack while holding a bow in his right hand and three arrows in his left hand. To the right is another man with a pack holding a bow in his right hand and four arrows in his left. In the foreground is a pack, a bough, and a dog wearing a pack. In the background a person wearing another pack is appearing over the pass. To the left is an inuksuk in the form of an arch, to the right is a standing inuksuk. Beside the standing inuksuk are two birds.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/45

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of a family migrating across the landscape in summer. In the centre of the image is a woman wearing an amautiq with a child in the pouch. She is wearing a tumpline across her chest - this supports her large pack which includes two tent poles. Suspended on the ends of the tent poles are boots. Another child appears to be riding on the pack. To the left is a dog and a man carrying a pack while holding a bow in his right hand and three arrows in his left hand. To the right is another man with a pack holding a bow in his right hand and four arrows in his left. In the foreground is a pack, a bough, and a dog wearing a pack. In the background a person wearing another pack is appearing over the pass. To the left is an inuksuk in the form of an arch, to the right is a standing inuksuk. Beside the standing inuksuk are two birds. Pencil inscription on reverse includes "66/76".

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/44

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of light beige paper of Sedna and seals. Central figure is Sedna. Her black hair is done in three braids joined at the end. She is facing forwards and her body is coloured silver. She has human hands and a whale tail. Her right arm rests on a brown seal. To her left side is another brown seal. Sedna and the two seals are in the water. Above and behind are two black rock outcrops. On the left outcrop is a woman in a green amautiq. On the right outcrop is a man peeking out from the outcrop with an inuksuk on the right.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/43

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of an owl, caribou, and seals. The upper image is of an owl with brown head and orange cheeks. In the middle is a caribou with orange head and yellow cheeks. The caribou's chin is resting on two seals. Below the seals is water. Green leaves radiate outwards from the central image.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/42

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of dancing wolves. At the top of the image is a purple evening sky. Beneath this is a line of black hills with a river running through the centre to a large lake. On the lake are two rocky outcrops. On top of each outcrop is a wolf. The two wolves face each other with their jaws open, their front paws held out in front and their tails sweeping behind them. Below them is the edge of the lake. The lake is green with rocky outcrops along the edge. The image is coloured right to the edges. Cape Dorset Coop embossed stamp in lower corner. Pencil inscription on reverse includes "89/90".

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