Figure Item Number: 3148/7 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Wire and fur “ice worm” toy. A long piece of animal skin with the fur on it has been sewn around a long length of wire, which emerges from both ends. The fur is thick with long hair, in shades of brown with off-white. An oblong head has been created out of hide and protrudes from one end of the tail, with leather antennae, eyes, nose and beard, and a red felt tongue.
Narrative
In 1966-67 the donors' mother was engaged to James Haining who, at that time, was the area administrator of Igloolik/Hall Beach. During that period she acquired a number of Inuit artifacts. Her collection is thought to have been obtained from some of the following eastern arctic communities: Hall Beach, Igloolik, Cape Dorset, Sheardown Lake, Mary River, Frobisher Bay, Cambridge Bay, Pelly Bay, Baker Lake, Milne Inlet and Pond Inlet.
Item History
- Made in Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, Canada before 1970
- Owned by Kim Armstrong before February 5, 2016
- Received from Kim Armstrong (Donor) on February 5, 2016
What
- Name
- Figure
- Identification Number
- 3148/7
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- animal skin, rawhide skin, leather skin, metal and wool fibre
- Overall
- height 5.5 cm, width 39.0 cm, depth 9.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Previous Owner
- Kim Armstrong
- Received from
- Kim Armstrong (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1970
- Ownership Date
- before February 5, 2016
- Acquisition Date
- on February 5, 2016
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3148/0007