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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 2-71450, described as Sculpture: Spirit figure on base, eared face on two legs with fish tail; lt. grey Povungnituk stone; incised on underside “Tuluga” (in syllabics) and 70799; max. 1. 16.5 cm. (diagonally). Provenience: Canada, Arctic Quebec, Povungnituk, Inuit; Aisa Tuluga. See p.26 of Images of the North appraisal for further 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.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Sculpture, accession number 2-71435, described as Sculpture: Mottled Cape Dorset serpentine; crudely carved man with crude face on his back; in Roman, on side “TIMOON”: and on opp. side E7-1400 or E7-1406 are engraved. Provenience: Canada, Northwest Territories, Cape Droset, Iniut; Timoon Alariaq. An early carving by a young boy, sketchy and crude. See p.11 of remarks in Images of the North appraisal for add’l. information.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Sculpture, accession number 2-71477a,b, described as Sculpture: Bird on rock post. (a) bird; perf. on underside to fit into post; wingspan 5.4 cm.; best Cape Dorset green serpentine; (b) post, rectangular; h. 3.8 cm; self peg fits into bird. Sculpture not signed. See “Images of the North” appraisal, p. 58, for additional info.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Sculpture, accession number 2-71452, described as Sculpture: Sitting walrus, eating a seal; walrus has two self-carved tusks, one being shorter than the other (broken tusk is original artists intention); soft grey Povungnituk stone, highly polished; chip front center flipper and seal’s mouth; incised on underside “E9 1411 and “Niaqu” (in syllabics); thick self base. See p. 29 of Images of the North appraisal for further info.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Sculpture, accession number 2-71489a-g, described as Sculpture; scene of men feeding dogs, plus igloo and sled on base; grey Sugluk area stone; (a) base with pegs and perforations and carved fire (?) in relief; incised on underside “36400”; max. w. 18 cm; (b) igloo; dark grey Sugluk area stone incised to suggest snow blocks; peg underneath; h. 7 cm.; (c) ivory and string sled, 11 cm; (d) standing man; damaged foot h.7 cm; (e) man, bent over; 5.3 cm; (f) dog, 5.7 cm.; (g) dog, 4.9 cm. See “Images of the North” appraisal, p. 72, for additional info.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Sculpture, accession number 2-71451, described as Sculpture: Lop-sided sitting walrus with carved ivory tusks; medium-dark grey Povungnituk stone; no signature. Provenience: Canada, Northwest Territories, Cape Dorset, Inuit; Osuitok Ipeelee. See p.28 of Images of the North appraisal for further info.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Sculpture, accession number 2-71430, described as Sculpture: Lt grey Baker Lake stone; flat sculpture 4 radial spokes from hollow “sun” center; two “arms” broken and mened but not sanded and polished; “Alu” engraved in syllabics on flat base’s underside; max. h. 12.8 cm., w. 15.9 across bottom “arms.” Provenience: Canada, Northwest Territories, Baker Lake and Arviat (Eskimo Point), Inuit; George Arluk. See p.6 of Graburn’s notes in Images of the North appraisal for add’l. information.
Hearst Museum object titled Sculpture, accession number 2-71433, described as Sculpture: Flying bear. Dark grey Povungnituk stone; small sitting bear with two undetailed wings; “Qirnuajua” engraved in syllabics on bottom. Provenience: Canada, Cape Dorset, Northwest Territories (now Nunavut), Inuit. Made by Kenojuak Ashevak. See p.9 of Graburn’s notes in Images of the North appraisal for additional information.

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