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FigureNa1633

A dark grey stone caribou head with two detachable antlers (made of antler?).

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone and antler ?
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Toggle1060/70

A polished rounded v-shaped piece with a hole drilled at the centre.

Culture
Inuit
Material
antler
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Frame1158/6

The piece is mainly made of wood in the shape of a cross with a strip that circles around the cross. One point of the cross sticks out from the circle and has a piece of bone curving upward. The object is attached with nails.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, metal and antler
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1303 a-c

Kneeling part bird, part human figure with a humanoid head at its knees (a). Figure holds an axe-like object (b) in its raised right hand, and a smaller one (c) in its left hand. Left arm is bent at elbow. There are natural fissures in the stone and orange spots overall. Series of characters, '2-44769', '79' and a copyright symbol are inscribed on bottom.

Culture
Inuit
Material
antler and stone
Made in
Kuujjuaraapik, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureNa1300 a-c

Kneeling caribou (a) with detachable antlers (b-c) on a rectangular base. Head has holes for antlers in front of small ears, at back of head. Small round eye protrusions, slightly tapering face to flat snout. Slight hump on back, squared off at back with slight rise at tail. Bent legs are outlined on each side. Antlers are curved with two projections close to pegs which fit into the caribou. Peg on c has been repaired with a metal peg through centre. Sticker on bottom reads 'Carver 3-17-5 location George R. Que. Date 1965'. 'e8 562' and a series of characters are inscribed on the bottom.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone and antler
Made in
Kangiqsualujjuaq, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureNa1267

Female figure with baby in pouch on back and holding an antler fish on sinew line in her left hand. Figure is laterally elongated and has a hump at back of pouch and below. Her parted hair is indicated with sketchy lines. She has a long triangular face with a large straight mouth and close-set oval eyes above a triangular nose. Baby's hood is up and has slit eyes, triangular nose and straight mouth. There is a hole through figure's right hand. Carving marks show overall. Small scrapes on side, especially at base. Inscription on bottom reads 'k66191'. Sticker reads '321'. Antler peg on the bottom of one corner levels bottom. Partially sawn section on back base.

Culture
Inuit
Material
sinew, antler and stone
Made in
Arviat, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1296

Stylized, bird-like figure with rounded body, half oval wings on the sides, pulled back and curved, and large three-clawed feet on either side with inset antler claws. The head has a channel parting hair with eight longitudinal channels on each side indicating hair. It has a heart-shaped face with upturned nose, open mouth and round inset antler eyes. Mottled stone with lighter longitudinal vein running through body and base. Inscribed on the base are a series of characters, a copyright symbol '78' and '4-17387'.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone and antler
Made in
Kangirsuk, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1289 a-c

Part of a skeletal figure (a) lying on its back with a bird-like creature (c) hovering above. The two figures are connected by a 3-sided antler column (b) which is notched and rounded at ends where it fits into holes in the stones. Skeletal figure has a segmented chest with hands grasped together at the bottom, a wide grinning mouth with a square and a round hole at eyes and a triangular hole at nose. Base is rough and lighter grey. Bird has notched v-shaped wings on top with its head bent over, looking down. There is a horizontal tube-like projection under its neck. The inscription on the bottom reads '5-99518'.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone and antler
Made in
Inukjuak, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SculptureNa1243 a-b

Seated rabbit or hare with fish or seal tail extended out in front (a). Long ears stick up and it has round eyes, line across snout for mouth and forelimbs drawn up in front. Hare is pegged to a hole in base (b) with a flat top, tapering at back to flat end. Front tapers to a point. Oval eyes on each side. Hole for peg on top.

Culture
Inuit
Material
antler and stone
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1274 a-h

Hunter in a kayak with three caribou heads and shoulders emerging from a flat platform. Platform is rounded on the corners, three sides are relatively straight and the fourth is angled. The hunter holds an antler paddle (part b) in one hand and a copper tipped, antler spear, poised to throw, in the other. His hood is down and his hair is indicated by fine lines. Caribou each have two removable antlers (parts c-h), rounded snouts, dots for eyes and small upright ears. Two parallel zigzag lines run across platform in front of front two cariboo, indicating water movement. V-shaped parallel lines radiate from third caribou and kayak. Unsigned.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone, sinew, copper metal and antler
Made in
Holman, Northwest Territories, Canada and Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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