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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 2-71474, 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.
Hearst Museum object titled Sculpture, accession number 3-30766, described as SCULPTURE GROUP: Ceramic figure featuring a pink “mountain” from which a yellow and orange animal and a blue and yellow snake are emerging through a large hole. Behind the “mountain,” a green animal, which appears to be part of the mountain itself, stands upright with raised head, open mouth, goggled eyes and raised arms. From a hole in its lower back emerges a small orange animal with blue spots. The “mountain” is embellished with what seem to be leaves or stylized trees. Pink leaves/trees are tipped with green. The sculpture stands on an oval base which is painted yellow ochre, then splattered with red. The entire figure has splatters of white, green, red and tan throughout. A commercial paper tag glued to the base reads, “Fred & Barbara Meiers; __________ Imported from Mexico” and “JP” is written in pencil in the center.
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.
Hearst Museum object titled Sculpture, accession number 3-30761, described as SCULPTURE: Ceramic sculpture composed of a black tree with green & white leaves and red, pink, white and yellow flowers at the ends of branches, on which 3 devils are sitting. An orange devil on the upper branch has a white snake twined around his left leg; a black devil is kneeling below him w/ a yellow snake draped around his neck. A yellow devil sits on a branch behind the other 2. At the base of the tree, below the yellow devil, is the head of a blue animal. The sculpture is attached to a rectangular stand which is painted orange. From Ocumicho, Mexico, artist unknown.
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 2-71458, described as Sculpture: Five human heads in a line on base, all features are carved; med. hard Rankin area grey stone (possibly imported by the gov’t. for local cooperative); on bottom “Uqutu” in syllabics under label; coop label says “OKOKTAK Rankin Inlet $35.00”. See p. 36 of Images of the North appraisal for add’l. info.
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.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Sculpture, accession number 2-71495a,b, described as Sculpture; seal on ice floe & breathing hole; soft grey soapstone, wood peg; (a) seal, 8.5 cm.; (b) ice floe with breathing hole, peg (wood peg broken) , 11.5.cm; Co-op label on underside says (in ink) “4569 Kipaner”. See “Images of the North” appraisal, p. 86, for additional info.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Sculpture, accession number 2-71479a,b, described as Sculpture; small grey owl on separate base; soft grey soapstone; (a) owl: inset eyes of black phonograph record; wood peg on underside; incised “wings”; h. 6.3 cm.; (b) base, rectangle; 2 perforations; on bottom; “KIPSIGAK” and store label; w. 4.8 cm. See “Images of the North” appraisal, p. 60, for additional info.

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