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Drum Dance; Nine Figures & Drummer3497/2

Drawing of nine human figures circling a yellow drum in the centre. All have their heads pointed towards the drum, their bodies stretched out towards the edges of the paper. Seven of them are forward facing, and wearing snowsuits and boots. Colours of suits and boots are dark yellow, dark green, red, turquoise and dark brown. All have oval-shaped eyes, straight brows, slits for nostrils and open oval-shaped mouths. Two figures, towards the right side of the drawing, are done in profile with dark green parkas and matching pants and boots. Their faces are coloured yellow and both have bundles on their backs. A small tenth figure crouches beside the drum, hitting it with a drumstick. The figure is coloured black, with red and green undertones, has a pointed face and red hand. Syllabics written in the bottom right corner in turquoise. 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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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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Drawing3497/4

Drawing of two rows of forward facing humans, that extend upward from two wide orange and green bands. Top row of humans is depicted from the shoulders up, bottom row from the waist up. Six humans along the top are wearing snowsuits and have identical facial features and tattoos. Eyes are oval-shaped, noses are long and thin, and mouths are open and oval-shaped. Tattoos are linear. 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 are done in black. Seven humans along the bottom are wearing snowsuits and have identical facial features. Eyes are oval-shaped, noses are long and thin, mouths are open and oval-shaped, and beards are triangular. Features are done in black, blue and dark green. Snowsuits of all humans are dark blue, blue, green, grey, orange and lavender. Syllabics written along the bottom centre in dark green. Pencil inscription on back, in bottom right and left corners.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hooks and Spears3497/5

Stencil print of spears and hooks. Row of seventeen orange spears, pointed down, overtop a row of twenty dark brown hooks, pointed up. Rows divided by a wide green line. In the bottom right corner of the print the title, signatures, edition number and date made are written in pencil. Signatures, in syllabics, with Baker Lake symbol stamped next to pencil inscription. Canadian Eskimo Arts Council blind-embossed stamp in bottom right corner. Pencil inscription on back, in bottom left corner.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Portrait of the Artist3037/1

Linocut stencil print showing three human figures dressed in snowsuits, the central one green and the outer two grey, all with hoods up. All wear boots and mittens coloured blue, yellow or pink, palms facing the viewer. The faces are broad, with large eyes, long eyebrows, and wide mouths. Impressed into the bottom right corner of the paper is a circle containing syllabics.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/7

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of a hunting scene. At top of image is a red snarling dog with a yellow dog at the bottom of the image. In between the two dogs is a large animal which appears to be a very fat caribou. Facing the caribou and to the right is an archer. To the right of the archer is a figure with a knife just outside the grasp of his right hand.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/6

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of a snarling yellow dog/wolf with a blue streak on its back is chasing a caribou. Caribou is a large male drawn in pencil.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/5

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of white paper of caribou and a wolf. Image is in two rows. Upper row consists of a purple caribou facing left. To the right is a yellow wolf with brown eye, mouth and claws. The row below consists of three caribou standing on what is land but is blue in colour. The caribou to the left is purple and is eating, The caribou in the middle is brown and is also eating. The caribou to the right is purple with two brown spots and has his head erect. This last caribou is a juvenile.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/4

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of a hunter with caribou, birds, and bears. Image in three rows. The top row consists of a green bird, a yellow bird, a yellow bear with brown eyes and claws, and a yellow bear with green eye and claws. The middle row consists of three caribou - two green and one blue. The bottom row is a man sitting in a yellow kayak with the kayak paddle in his hands.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2978/3

Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of white paper of four people (two couples) facing left. The couple on the left are a man in brown clothing holding a kakivak in his right hand and a woman with a blue amautiq and silver pants with an ulu in her left hand. The couple on the right are a man in green clothing holding a kakivak in his left hand and a woman in a brown amautiq with silver pants holding an ulu in her left hand.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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