Sled Carving Item Number: Na678 a-f from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Dog sled carving (part a) with five dogs (parts b-f). Sled made of two long runners across which are tied eight crosspieces with thread pulled through holes on runners. Linen fabric supports a seal covered by a sealskin, all bound to sled by leather strips. Leather harness secures dogs, all with straight legs and dark eyes, to the sled.
History Of Use
Until recent times art did not play a central role in the life of the Inuit. Contemporary carving first emerged in response to a demand for souvenirs. The subject matter is often based on traditional life.
Narrative
Collected by George A. Lane.
Item History
- Made in Broughton Island, Nunavut, Canada and Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, Canada before 1961
- Owned by George Albert Lane between 1961 and 1968
- Owned by Elva Irene Lane between 1968 and January 19, 1978
- Received from Elva Irene Lane (Donor) on January 19, 1978
What
- Name
- Sled Carving
- Identification Number
- Na678 a-f
- Type of Item
- carving
- Material
- leather skin, cotton fibre, flax fibre and walrus tusk
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved, drilled, polished, tied and cut
- Part A
- height 4.0 cm, width 6.5 cm, depth 22.0 cm
- Part B C
- height 3.8 cm, width 1.8 cm, depth 7.9 cm
- Part D
- height 3.0 cm, width 1.5 cm, depth 7.5 cm
- Part E
- height 3.5 cm, width 1.8 cm, depth 6.7 cm
- Part F
- height 3.5 cm, width 2.5 cm, depth 9.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Previous Owner
- George Albert Lane and Elva Irene Lane
- Received from
- Elva Irene Lane (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Broughton Island, Nunavut, Canada and Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1961
- Ownership Date
- between 1961 and 1968 and between 1968 and January 19, 1978
- Acquisition Date
- on January 19, 1978
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 46
- Accession Number
- 0430/0004