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Figure3655/13

Boy killing goose sculpture. The standing boy crouches forward with his left hand on the bird's neck. The boy has carved facial features and hair. He is depicted wearing a parka with its hood down, thick pants, and mittens. The figures stand on an irregular oval-shaped base with 'E9937' inscribed on the bottom.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Inukjuak, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3654/11

Large stone carving of a mother and child, on an irregularly-shaped base. Mother has oval-shaped eyes, rounded cheeks, wide nose, and pursed lips; all done in relief. Ears are flush against head, and hair is pulled into an intricate braid that wraps around the back of her head. She is bent over a pot, resting on top of a ring of stones, and holding a seal skin. Woman is wearing a long parka, with flaps along the front and back, and pants tucked into tall boots. Parka has a large pouch on back that child is sitting in. Baby has oval-shaped eyes, wide nose, flat mouth, and is wearing a hooded jacket. Date made, syllabics, and additional numbers carved across base of carving; 'Eskimo art' tag and green pads adhered to base.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Inukjuak, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3371/7 a-c

Carved stone caribou (part a) kneeling on all fours, with legs tucked underneath the large body. The caribou is facing forward with rounded ears back, eyes squinting, and mouth slightly open. Both antlers (parts b-c) have been broken off above their attachment points.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone and antler
Made in
Inukjuak, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3371/8 a-b

Carved stone bear (part a) with inset teeth. Stands on a rectangular stone base (part b) with two wooden pegs. The bear's forearms are bent, and mouth is open and baring its teeth.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone, wood and tooth ?
Made in
Inukjuak, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving3152/2

Stone carving of a woman. She is shown bending forward with a child wrapped in the amaut pouch on the back of her parka, and carrying a large stone cooking lamp in her hands, resting it on the ground in front of her. Her parka is fringed along the sides, and she wears high boots. The woman’s textured hair is plaited into two braids, her face broad, with wide eyes and mouth and a small nose. Disc number scratched on base appears to read E9 916.

Culture
Inuit
Material
serpentine stone
Made in
Inukjuak, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Lamp3152/1 a-h

Model stone oil lamp. Lamp (part a) is triangular in shape, concave on top surface, with intersecting ridges on the base that come to a point at centre. Bone wick (part b) is wide and slightly curved, carved with a series of regularly spaced grooves at top. Wood posts attach it to holes along the lamp's long edge. The small stone pot (part c) is rectangular, with a twisted, rigid sinew rope tied though holes at each corner. Rope fits into ridges carved into one end of the bone pot holder (part d), which bends in the centre and sits in a hole on the lamp’s edge. Lamp rests on a triangular stone stand (part e) with a raised ring at centre. Three wooden posts (part f, g, h) support the lamp above the stand.

Culture
Inuit
Material
soapstone stone, bone, wood and sinew
Made in
Inukjuak, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Soapstone Sculpture60.2/5543 AB

ARCTIC ART (AMNH, NEW YORK, NY, USA, 1991)

Culture
Eskimo
Material
soapstone stone, fur, hide, sinew and wood
Made in
Inukjuak, Quebec, Canada ?
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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Soapstone Sculpture60.2/5540

ARCTIC ART (AMNH, NEW YORK, NY, USA, 1991)

Culture
Eskimo
Material
soapstone stone
Made in
Inukjuak, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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Fish Figure1542/8

Dark green-black carving of a fish resting on its stomach. Tail fin is slightly curved up and mouth is open. Small dots and lines are carved on the tail fin.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Inukjuak, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1295

Hunter is leaning back, almost reclining with his legs braced against a wedge-shaped stone (ice?). There is a walrus lying on its side on the other side of the rock. The hunter is holding a thin hide line which passes through holes in his hands, the top ridge of the rock and attaches to the walrus's body. The walrus's back flippers are crossed and there are four vertical lines along its underbelly and several curved lines at its neck. The hunter has a broad face, rimmed oval eyes and rimmed straight mouth. His hair forms a cap on his head. Large indentation on top side of rock. Hair and walrus have been polished.

Culture
Inuit
Material
skin and stone
Made in
Inukjuak, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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