Face Item Number: Na1455 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Felt pen drawing of a figure with a circualr yellow face that has a prominent light pink nose, almond shaped eyes, a line of small circles diagonally along the cheeks, and tear drop shapes falling from the mouth on to the chest. The head has a light pink circle around it with multi-coloured feathers attached to it. Right edge of paper has broken wire scribbler holes. Along the bottom edge, there is the artist name signed in Inuit syllabics. The print is on vertically rectangular, white paper.
History Of Use
The Inuit prints consist of stencils, stonecut engravings and lithographs from the communities of Cape Dorset, Baker Lake, Povunenituk, Holman Island, Pangnirtung and Clyde River. The first Cape Dorset prints were in 1959, Povunenituk in 1962, Holman Island in 1965, Baker Lake in 1970, Pangnirtung in 1973 and Clyde River in 1981. Since the late 1940's Indian and Northern Affairs have supported the development of art from the Canadian Arctic in co-operation with the Canadian Eskimo Arts Council. Catalogues have been published since 1959 and most of the prints are documented in their year of production. At povingnituk most of the artists cut their own printing stones and continued with the printing process as well. The imagery depicts realistic scenes of the traditional way of life especially hunting movement gives life to the prints.
Cultural Context
contemporary art
Narrative
Balshine family collection.
Item History
- Made by Josie Pamiutu Papialuk (Maker) in Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada during 1976
- Collected between 1960 and 1981
- Owned by Lorne Balshine before January 25, 1988
- Received from Lorne Balshine (Seller), Finning Ltd. (Funding source) and University Purchase (Funding source) on January 25, 1988
What
- Name
- Face
- Identification Number
- Na1455
- Type of Item
- drawing
- Image
- height 43.0 cm, width 35.4 cm, depth 0.1 cm
- Overall
- height 60.4 cm, width 50.6 cm, depth 0.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Creator
- Josie Pamiutu Papialuk (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Lorne Balshine
- Received from
- Lorne Balshine (Seller), Finning Ltd. (Funding source) and University Purchase (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 1976
- Collection Date
- between 1960 and 1981
- Ownership Date
- before January 25, 1988
- Acquisition Date
- on January 25, 1988
Other
- Item Classes
- works on paper
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1263/0277