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Items in category 'Carvings'

AAT classification: Objects facet & Visual and Verbal Communication & Visual Works & <visual works> & <visual works by medium or technique> & sculpture (visual work) & <sculpture by technique> & carvings (visual works)

There are 95 items in this category.

	Carving Record: N: 81 Carving, wood. Model of inuit woman using a 'Kameo' to soften her sealskin boots. Carved from a single piece of wood by an inuit near Sukkertoppen, West Greenland. Kitaamiut (West Greenlanders). near Maniitsoq (Sukkertoppen), Maniitsup kommunea (Sukkertoppen District), Kalaallit Nunaata Kitaa (West Greenland), before 1947.
	Carving Record: N: 109a-c Carving, Shaman, ivory. Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland), no date. Made of ivory in originally 2 (now 3) pieces.
	Carving Record: N: 804c Carving, part, Bear (c), wood. Tunumiit (East Greenlanders). Tasiilap kommunea (Ammassalik District), Kalaallit Nunaata Tunua (East Greenland), 1933.
	Carving Record: N: 813a Carving, Bird, ivory. Iglulingmiut (Iglulik Inuit). Iglulik ?, Nunavut, Canada, 1821-1823.
	Carving Record: N: 813b Carving, Bear, ivory. Iglulingmiut (Iglulik Inuit). Iglulik ?, Nunavut, Canada, 1821-1823.
	Carving Record: N: 823a-c Carving, Man and Woman on base. Kitaamiut (West Greenlanders). Maniitsoq (Sukkertoppen), Maniitsup kommunea (Sukkertoppen District), Kalaallit Nunaata Kitaa (West Greenland), 1927-1935.
	Carving Record: N: 828a-c Carving, Snowhouse with man and woman, ivory. Iglulik, Nunavut, Canada, 1939.
	Carving Record: N: 1097 Carving, man, wood. North Alaska Inupiaq. Point Barrow, Alaska, United States of America, 1933.
	Carving Record: Y: 56/1a-c Carving, Hunter, soapstone on base. Artist: Kopeekolik (see note). Puvirnituq (Povungnituk), Quebec, Nunavik, Canada, before 1955.
	Carving Record: Y: 62/12 Carving, soapstone. Artist: Qarik, Netslingmiut (Netsilik Inuit), Back River, District of Keetwatin, Nunavut, Canada, before 1962.
	Carving Record: Y: 71/10 Carving, Walrus, soapstone. Artist : Joe Emiqutailaq (born 1918) or Simeonie Uppik (1928- d. unknown). Sanikiluaq (Belcher Islands), Nunavut, Canada, before 1971.
	Carving Record: Y: 72/18/115 Carving, Knife, ivory. Caribou Inuit. Kuugjuaraaluk (Churchill), Manitoba, Canada, 1915.
	Carving Record: Y: 72/18/71 Carving, Walrus, ivory. Caribou Inuit. Igluligaarjuk (Chesterfield Inlet) ?, Nunavut, Canada, before 1916.
	Carving Record: Y: 72/18/72 Carving, Caribou, ivory. Labrador Inuit. Labrador, Newfoundland, Canada, 1889.
	Carving Record: Y: 72/18/73 Carving, Snowy Owl, ivory. Labrador Inuit. Labrador, Newfoundland, Canada, 1889.
	Carving Record: Y: 72/18/74 Carving, Seal float, ivory. Labrador Inuit. Labrador, Newfoundland, Canada, 1904-1915.
	Carving Record: Y: 72/18/75 Carving, Knife, ivory. Labrador Inuit. Labrador, Newfoundland, Canada, 1904-1915.
	Carving Record: Y: 72/18/76 Carving, Knife, ivory. Labrador Inuit. Labrador, Newfoundland, Canada, 1904-1915.
	Carving Record: Y: 72/18/77 Carving, ivory, peg. Labrador Inuit. Labrador, Newfoundland, Canada, 1904-1915.
	Carving Record: Y: 72/18/78 Carving, ivory, peg for cribbage board? Labrador Inuit. Labrador, Newfoundland, Canada, 1904-1915.
	Carving Record: Y: 72/18/79 Carving, ivory, peg for cribbage board? Labrador Inuit. Labrador, Newfoundland, Canada,1904-1915.
	Carving Record: Y: 72/18/80 Carving, Seal, soapstone. Labrador Inuit. Labrador?, Newfoundland, Canada, 1904-1915.
	Carving Record: Y: 72/18/9 Carving, Caribou, bone. Caribou Inuit. Igluligaarjuk (Chesterfield Inlet), Nunavut, Canada, 1915.
	Carving, tupilak Record: Y: 74/5a-b Carving, Tupilak, ivory. Tunumiit (East Greenlanders). Tasiilaq region (Ammassalik region), Kalaallit Nunaata Tunua (East Greenland), before 1974.
	Carving Record: Y: 74/9/1 Carving, Dog, ivory. Iglulingmiut (Iglulik Inuit). North Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, 1920s.
	Carving Record: Y: 74/9/2 Carving, Fox?, ivory. Iglulingmiut (Iglulik Inuit). North Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, 1920s.
	Carving Record: Y: 74/9/3 Carving, Fox, ivory. Iglulingmiut (Iglulik Inuit). North Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, 1920s.
	Carving Record: Y: 74/9/4 Carving, Polar Bear, ivory. Iglulingmiut (Iglulik Inuit). North Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, 1920s.
	Carving Record: Y: 81/4a-b Carving, Bird, soapstone on base. Artist: Etidlooie Etidlooie (1910/11-1981). Kinngait (Cape Dorset), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, before 1980.
	Carving Record: Y: 84/6/5 Carving, King Eider, serpentine. Kilaallit Nunaat (Greenland), before 1984.
	Carving Record: Y: 84/6/7 Carving, man, ivory. Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland), before 1984.
	Carving Record: Y: 88/1/15 Carving, Polar Bear, ivory. Iglulingmiut (Iglulik Inuit). Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, 1929-1934.
	Carving Record: Y: 88/1/16 Carving, Dog, ivory. Iglulingmiut (Iglulik Inuit). Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, 1929-1934.
	Carving Record: Y: 88/1/17 Carving, Dog, ivory. Iglulingmiut (Iglulik Inuit). Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, 1929-1934.
	Carving Record: Y: 88/1/18 Carving, Dog, ivory. Iglulingmiut (Iglulik Inuit). Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, 1929-1934.
	Carving Record: Y: 88/1/19 Carving, Caribou, ivory. Iglulingmiut (Iglulik Inuit). Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, 1929-1934.
	Carving Record: Y: 88/1/20 Carving, Polar Bear, ivory. Iglulingmiut (Iglulik Inuit). Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, 1929-1934.
	Carving Record: Y: 88/1/21 Carving, Polar Bear, ivory. Iglulingmiut (Iglulik Inuit). Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, 1929-1934.
	Carving Record: Y: 88/1/22 Carving, Polar Bear?, ivory. Iglulingmiut (Iglulik Inuit). Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, 1929-1934.
	Carving Record: Y: 88/1/23 Carving, Polar Bear, ivory. Iglulingmiut (Iglulik Inuit). Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, 1929-1934.
	Carving Record: Y: 88/1/24 Carving, Polar Bear and Seal, ivory. Iglulingmiut (Iglulik Inuit). Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, 1929-1934.
	Carving Record: Y: 88/1/25 Carving, Seal, ivory. Iglulingmiut (Iglulik Inuit). Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, 1929-1934.
	Carving Record: Y: 88/1/26 Carving, Seal, soapstone. Iglulingmiut (Iglulik Inuit). Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, 1929-1934.
	Carving Record: Y: 88/1/29 Carving, Bird, ivory. Iglulingmiut (Iglulik Inuit). Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, 1929-1934.
	Carving Record: Y: 88/1/30 Carving, Animal (fox?), soapstone. Iglulingmiut (Iglulik Inuit). Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, 1929-1934.
	Carving Record: Y: 88/1/35a-c Carving, seal breathing hole, ivory. Roughly rectangular base (a). Equipment (b). Ivory carving of a seal (c). Iglulingmiut (Iglulik Inuit). Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, 1929-1934.
	Carving Record: Y: 88/1/4 Carving, candleholder, Walrus, soapstone. Artist: unknown. Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, 1929-1934.
	Carving Record: Y: 88/1/51b Carving, ivory. Iglulingmiut (Iglulik Inuit). Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, 1929-1934.
	Carving Record: Y: 88/1/9 Carving, ivory. Iglulingmiut (Iglulik Inuit). Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, 1929-1934.
	Carving Record: Y: 2004/1/12 Carving, Polar bear, ivory. Inughuit. Qaanaaq (Thule), Kalaallit Nunaata Avannaarsua (North Greenland), 1937. Front right leg snapped off.
	Carving Record: Y: 2005/10 Carving, Owl, serpentine on base. Artist and community: unknown. Canada, before 1976.
	Carving Record: Y: 2005/7/1 Carving, Sea Goddess (Sedna, Taleelayuk), serpentine. Artist: Kaka Ashoona (b.1928), Kinngait (Cape Dorset), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, 1961.
	Carving Record: Y: 2005/7/10a-b Carving, Wrestlers, soapstone on base. Artist: Eelee Shuvigar (1904-1977), Kinngait (Cape Dorset), Baffin Island, Canada, circa 1950.
	Carving Record: Y: 2005/7/11a-b Carving, Giant's Head, serpentine on base. Artist: Pitseolak Ashoona (1904 -1983). Kinngait (Cape Dorset), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, 1961.
	Carving Record: Y: 2005/7/12a-b Carving, Dog, soapstone on base. Artist: Kiawak Ashoona (b.1933). Kinngait (Cape Dorset), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, 1961.
	Carving Record: Y: 2005/7/13a-b Carving, Fox, serpentine on base. Artist and community unknown. Canada, before 1966.
	Carving Record: Y: 2005/7/14a-c Carving, Caribou, soapstone. Artist: Syollie Weetaluktuk (1906 - 1962). Inukjuak (Port Harrison), Quebec, Canada, circa 1950.
	Carving Record: Y: 2005/7/15a-b Carving, Caribou Cow, soapstone on base. Artist: unknown. Kinngait (Cape Dorset), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, circa 1961.
	Carving Record: Y: 2005/7/17a-b Carving, Dog Eating, soapstone on base. Artist: Toonoo (1920-1969). Kinngait (Cape Dorset), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, 1961.
	Carving Record: Y: 2005/7/18 Carving, Polar Bear, soapstone. Artist: Henry Evaluardjuk (b. 1923). Iqaluit (Frobisher Bay), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, 1961.
	Carving Record: Y: 2005/7/19 Carving, Polar Bear, soapstone. Artist: Henry Evaluardjuk (b. 1923). Iqaluit (Frobisher Bay), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, 1961.
	Carving Record: Y: 2005/7/20a-c Carving, Polar Bear and Hunter, soapstone on base. Artist: possibly Mosesie Kolola (1930-1985). Iqaluit (Frobisher Bay), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, 1961.
	Carving Record: Y: 2005/7/21a-b Carving, Man and Kayak, soapstone. Artist: Josie Pisuktie (1901- d. unknown). Iqaluit (Frobisher Bay), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, 1961.
	Carving Record: Y: 2005/7/22a-c Carving, Bird on Head of Polar Bear, soapstone and ivory on base. Artist: probably Ooloopie Killiktee (b. 1919). Kimmirut (Lake Harbour), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, 1961.
	Carving Record: Y: 2005/7/23a-b Carving, Bird, on base. Artist and community: unknown. Canada, before 1966.
	Carving Record: Y: 2005/7/25a-b Carving, Bird (duck), soapstone on base. Artist and community: unknown. Canada, before 1966.
	Carving Record: Y: 2005/7/26a-b Carving, Bird, soapstone on base. Artist and community: unknown. Canada, before 1966.
	Carving Record: Y: 2005/7/27a-b Carving, Owl, serpentine on base. Artist: Tudlik (1890-1966). Kinngait (Cape Dorset), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, 1961.
	Carving Record: Y: 2005/7/28a-b Carving, Walrus, soapstone on base. Artist: Henry Evaluardjuk (b. 1923). Iqaluit (Frobisher Bay), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, 1961.
	Carving Record: Y: 2005/7/29a-b Carving, Walrus, serpentine on base. Artist: unknown. Kinngait (Cape Dorset) ?, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, circa 1950.
	Carving Record: Y: 2005/7/2a-b Carving (a) of Sea Goddess (Sedna, Taleelayuk), soapstone on base (b). Artist: Tarulagak. Canada, before 1966. The Sea Goddess (Sedna, Taleelayuk) is a pan-Arctic legend. Sedna, a female spirit who dwells at the bottom of the sea, is mistress of the ocean, created the sea mammals and provides sustenance for the Inuit. See References. Alternate spellings: Taleelayo, Talelayo, Talluliyuk, Taleelajuq.
	Carving Record: Y: 2005/7/30 Carving, Seal, soapstone on base. Artist: Simiga. Iqaluit (Frobisher Bay), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, 1961.
	Carving Record: Y: 2005/7/31 Carving, Walrus, serpentine. Artist and community: unknown. Canada, before 1966.
	Carving Record: Y: 2005/7/32a-b Carving, Walrus Head, soapstone on base. Artist: probably Jamasie Teevee (1910-1985). Kimmirut (Lake Harbour)/Kinngait (Cape Dorset), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, 1961.
	Carving Record: Y: 2005/7/33 Carving, soapstone. Artist: Simeonie Davidee (b. 1928). Kimmirut (Lake Harbour), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, before 1966.
	Carving Record: Y: 2005/7/34a-b Carving, Bird (owl) standing on Seal, soapstone on base. Artist and community: unknown. Canada, before 1966
	Carving Record: Y: 2005/7/35 Carving, Woman Hunter, soapstone. Artist: Akeeaktashuk (1898-1954). Inukjuaq (Port Harrison), Quebec, Canada, circa 1950.
	Carving Record: Y: 2005/7/3a-b Carving, Man Crawling, soapstone on base. Artist: Eelee Shuvigar (1904-1977), Kinngait (Cape Dorset), Baffin Island, Canada, circa 1950.
	Carving Record: Y: 2005/7/4 a-b Carving, Man Standing, soapstone on base. Artist and community: unknown. Canada, before 1966.
	Carving Record: Y: 2005/7/42a-b Carving, Head, bone on base. Artist and community: unknown. Canada, before 1966.
	Carving Record: Y: 2005/7/43a-b Carving, Head, ivory on base. Artist and community: unknown. Canada, circa 1960.
	Carving Record: Y: 2005/7/44a-b Carving, Etched walrus tusk, on base. Artist: Davidee Itulu (b.1929). Kimmirut (Lake Harbour), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, 1961.
	Carving Record: Y: 2005/7/45a-b Carving, Bird (goose), ivory on base. Artist: Kapik Kolola (1926-1985), Kimmirut (Lake Harbour), Baffin Island, Nunvavut, Canada, 1961.
	Carving Record: Y: 2005/7/46a-b Carving, Man (a), standing, in soapstone on black base (b), about 8 inches high, label T.6 on bottom of one foot
	Carving Record: Y: 2005/7/5a-b Carving, Man Standing, soapstone on base. Artist and community: unknown, Canada, before 1966.
	Carving Record: Y: 2005/7/6 a-b Carving, Man Standing, soapstone on base. Artist and community: unknown, Canada, before 1966.
	Carving Record: Y: 2005/7/7a-b Carving, Man Standing, soapstone on base. Artist: Kabavarr. Kinngait (Cape Dorset), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, circa 1950.
	Carving Record: Y: 2005/7/8a-b Carving, Woman Standing, soapstone on base. Artist: unknown. Inukjuak (Port Harrison) ?, Quebec, Canada, before 1966.
	Carving Record: Y: 2005/7/9 Carving, Woman with Baby in Hood, soapstone. Artist: Akeeaktashuk (1898-1954). Inukjuak (Port Harrison), Quebec, Canada, before 1954.
	Carving Record: Y: 2009/31 Carving. Inuit. No provenance, no date. The syllabics on the side translate as: 'These four rocks piled on top of one another indicate an overnight place on a route. The inland people understand this formation. This formation shows that the meat cache is not far from here.' The inscription on the top of the carving indicates that the pointer is made of wood, with rocks holding the end down. The dialect sounds like South Baffin, i.e. Iqaluit, Kimmirut (formerly Lake Harbour) or Kinngait (Cape Dorset).
	Carving Record: Z: 194 Carving. Inuit? No provenance, no date.
	Carving Record: Z: 265 Carving, ivory. Iglulingmiut (Iglulik Inuit) ? (see Notes)
	Carving Record: Z: 266 Carving, Bird, serpentine.
	Carving Record: Z: 267a-b Carving, Seal, soapstone on base (see Notes)
	Carving Record: Z: 313a-c Carving, Muskox, soapstone. Artist: Simeonie (Simon) Akpaleeapik. Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, no date.