Figure Item Number: Na1091 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Female form with oval head, a face flattened with long triangular nose, incised horizontal eyebrows and horizontal mouth, and small round inlaid eyes. Horizontal cylindrical 'top-knot' at back, top of head. Arms by sides are indicated by vertical crease both back and front. Large breasts and stomach and less protruding groin area. Legs taper to feetless ends. Flat between legs. Crease along backbone and indicating buttocks. Carving marks evident in all areas.
Cultural Context
Figures of women with top-knots at the back of their heads date to the Thule era (Ackerman; Moos). Probably from the central Canadian Arctic or Greenland (Damas, p.534).
Item History
- Made in Nunavut, Canada ? between 1200 and 1700
- Owned by Marianne Koerner and Walter C. Koerner before January 8, 1981
- Received from Marianne Koerner (Donor) and Walter C. Koerner (Donor) on January 8, 1981
What
- Name
- Figure
- Identification Number
- Na1091
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- walrus tusk
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved, inlaid and incised
- Overall
- height 8.7 cm, width 3.0 cm, depth 1.7 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Previous Owner
- Marianne Koerner and Walter C. Koerner
- Received from
- Marianne Koerner (Donor) and Walter C. Koerner (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Nunavut, Canada ?
When
- Creation Date
- between 1200 and 1700
- Ownership Date
- before January 8, 1981
- Acquisition Date
- on January 8, 1981
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 48
- Accession Number
- 0697/0012