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"Inuit"
Growling Lion
Khaki green serpentine with darker green markings on legs and arms; Light green patch on left side of lion's mane; Tail is carved to left side of lion; Lion is up on its haunches, fore legs poised

Mother and Child
Woman holding child, kneeling on one knee with one leg out in front. Grey stone; Braids scratched with V's (pointing downwards)

Mythological Bird
Female shaman in the process of changing into an eagle. Charcoal coloured stone; Creature has bird's wings, beak and one webbed foot - human's nose, left arm, breast and left foot; Toe nails and fingernails are detailed with incised knife cuts; Incised feathers carved over body, front and back

Mother and Child
Grey stone with brown striations; Kneeling mother with child in parka which is tied around waist with heavy rope; Mother is lifting container offering child a drink

Shaman Riding a Bear
Grey stone shaman riding a bear. Shaman has ivory arrow with feathers atttached to it in right hand
Man Carrying a Caribou
Black/green stone man and caribou; Bone bow and sinew line; Man carved on a base leaning forward with weight of caribou on his back

Mother and Child
Child's legs have been glued on; Back is scratched and blemished; Right toe is chipped

Shaman
Mythological Scene
Complex composition with multiple figures and a large central figure in a kayak and a person riding a large fish at the bottom of the composition. The figures are standing on the fish and climbing the large central figure. The central figure has some features of a caribou including antlers and hooves.

Thirty Faces
Six rows of faces, thirty faces in total. Faces are grey, red, black, green and orange.

Shaman
Figure with head facing proper right and arms incised at sides; Whalebone peg attached with sinew to right shoulder, is inserted under chin holding 5 whalebone pebbles in mouth; Figure is attached to base with a peg

Family
Antler figures with burned trim on clothing and hair; eyes are inked; appendages atttached with antler dust paste. (a) antler base with 4 pegs serving as stand, 3 pegs on top to hold three figures. Left to right: (b) figure holding a kayak with a man seated inside. The kayak is suspended from the hands with sinew; attached to the figure's back is a bear's head; (c) figure holding a dog, suspended from the hands with winew; attached to the back is a reversed mask; (d) figure holding a spirit head, suspended from both hands with sinew. Attached to figure's back is a walrus head. The animal and mask faces worn by the three figures represent the 'avatuks' or helping spirits of the people.

Untitled
An overall multicolor appliquéd design of figures, animals and birds with embroidered texture on and surrounding the appliquéd areas.

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