Figure Item Number: Na1008 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Carved figure of a kneeling man with one knee on ground and one on a seal's back. He holds the seal with both hands. The seal is slumped into an s-shape with oval dots and webbed fins. The man is wearing a parka with the hood down and mittens.
History Of Use
Although stone carving has a long history in the arctic, stone art object carving, in its contemporary form, began in the late 1940's.
Cultural Context
art
Item History
- Made in Canada
- Owned by Charles E. Borden before March 5, 1979
- Received from Charles E. Borden (Donor) on March 5, 1979
What
- Name
- Figure
- Identification Number
- Na1008
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- soapstone stone
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved
- Overall
- height 17.8 cm, width 8.0 cm, depth 12.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Previous Owner
- Charles E. Borden
- Received from
- Charles E. Borden (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before March 5, 1979
- Acquisition Date
- on March 5, 1979
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 46
- Accession Number
- 0515/0033