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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Sculpture, accession number 2-71463, described as Sculpture; mother and child, flat-bottomed (no legs); hard reddish brown serpentine, local to the Repulse area; on bottom (in syllabics) “Isiku Nauja c 76” i.e. Isserkut Repulse Bay, copyright 1976; chip in hair parting, misc. nicks; h. ca. 21 cm. Child os on mother’s right shoulder, in parka (not indicated). See p. 44 “Images of the North” appraisal.
Hearst Museum object titled Sculpture, accession number 2-72520, described as Cape Dorsett Inuit head sculpture; carved and polished green soapstone head.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Sculpture, accession number 2-71464a,b, described as Sculpture; narwhal on seperate base; (a) narwhal, hard dark green serpentine, twisted bone tusk; on bottom of base in syllabics “1976 Angalakti Nauja E3-461.” i.e. Anaglakti Repulse Bay,...; 1.19 cm. (b) base of blue-green cerpentine, upright stick of bone, local to Repulse area, tusk bone. Base: max. w. 7.5 cm. See p. 45, “Images of the North appraisal for additional information.
Hearst Museum object titled Sculpture, accession number 2-62092, described as Sculpture;standing figure of Eskimo man w/seal slung over his back; self base; carved grey soapstone discolored to green in places; damaged head and face (old repair w/Elmer’s glue); signed on underside (in Eskimo) “Paulasi”. Full name of carver Paulasi-Kutak (fide Nelson Graburn). Carver was half-Eskimo (Eskimo mother, father Hudson’s Bay Co. employee). Died in boating accident in 1971. He was early and important soapstone carver and this piece is unusual in that it depicts man w/Eskimo features and sculptor usually carved features of white men h.14.3 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Sculpture, accession number 2-71459, described as Sculpture; muskox, Cape Dorset grey-green stone; engraved on bottom “Pita Sivuga” in syllabics; was originally oiled, when bought; oil has dried out, causing a dull finish. See p. 38 of “Images of the North” appraisal for additional information.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Sculpture, accession number 2-71462, described as Sculpture: sea urchin, highly polished medium grey Sanikiluaq (Belcher Island) slate; hemispherical; 8 incised broken lines radiate from center to base; and continue to center bottom: Incised on bottom in syllabics “Sali Tutu” and c. 84 10762; diam. at base 5cm. See “Images of the North” appraisal p. 98 for additional information.

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