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Hearst Museum object titled Sculpture, accession number 9-18895a,b, described as Sculpture; man cutting open fish; man is stooped over and holds wood knife in right hand; made for sale; imitation of Inuit carving; stone not indigenous to the Arctic, hunter’s features clearly Asia. ~14.8h with base, knife & wood 3.8 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Sculpture, accession number 2-71488a-c, described as Sculpture; Walrus head with (a) separate ivory tusks (b,c) ; smooth grey Belcher Island stone;finely incised “whiskers”’ two perforations for tusks; incised on bottom (in syllabics) “Ruanaji Naparktu” (Henry Naparktu) & “16116”’ h. ca. 8 cm.; tusks (b,c) carved ivory, 4.5cm ea. See “Images of the North” appraisal, p. 71, for additional info.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Sculpture, accession number 2-71429, described as Sculpture: Med. grey Baker Lake stone; five “Keewatin Faces” on upright rock; “Alu” engraved in syllabics on underside. Provenience: Canada, Northwest Territories, Baker Lake and Arviat (Eskimo Point); Inuit; George Arluk. See p.5 of Graburn’s notes in Images of the North appraisal for add’l. information.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Sculpture, accession number 2-71442, described as Sculpture: Cape Dorset fine yellow-green serpentine; pair of ptarmigan, mating; “22” in felt pen on flat underside. Provenience: Canada, Northwest Territories, Cape Dorset, Inuit; Kellypalik Mangitak. See p.18 of remarks in Images of the North appraisal for additional information.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Sculpture, accession number 2-71474, described as Sculpture; standing man in Copper Eskimo parka; local slate grey stone; incised on one foot “EKA”, on the other “C.76”; hood is chipped; h. 13. cm. See p. 55, “Images of the North” appraisal, for additional information.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Sculpture, accession number 2-71493, described as Sculpture; two seals on rock “post” (ice floe?); medium grey Sugluk area soapstone, probably polished with shoe polish; h 11 cm. See “Images of the North” appraisal, p. 82 for additional info.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Sculpture, accession number 2-71502, described as Sculpture; man and small bear facing each other on self base; both figures broken from base and glued down; implement or knife missing; lt. grey soapstone; store label on top marked; 4639 Apayata” in ink; h. Eskimo 12 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Sculpture, accession number 2-71440, described as Sculpture: Cape Dorset finest light green serpentine [light grey serpentine according to Materials, techniques] ; young polar bear eating seal; flat bottom; incised on underside “HENRY” in Roman alphabet and “Ivaluakjuk” in syllabics and “E8846”. Provenience: Canada, Northwest Territories, Iqaluit (Frobisher Bay), Inuit; “Henry Ivaluakjuk” = Henry Evaluardjuk. See p.16 of remarks in Images of the North appraisal for add’l. info.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Sculpture, accession number 2-71468a-c, described as Sculpture; (a) standing Eskimo man, incised eyes, excised mouth; incised bottom right foot “0016290”, on left foot “Tatanirk” in syllabics; fine grained dark grey oiled stone; h. 21 cm.; (b) bone stick, 1.8 com.; (c) bone knife, 1. 4.5 cm. See p. 49, “Images of the North” appraisal, for additional information.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Sculpture, accession number 2-71491, described as Sculpture; man and baby walrus on a leash; Cape Dorset light green serpentine; h. 18 cm. See “Images of the North” appraisal, p. 76, for additional information.

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