Qadruhvaq, the Mysterious Helper Item Number: Na1492 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Main figure has a frontal black and white animal face with yellow antlers, a black body with two front hooves, and a green scaly fish body with a tail. A human wearing a red coat and brown pants with yellow boots is lying on top of the main figure's back facing to the left side. In between the mouth of the main figure and its front hooves, there is lying a grey caribou? In the lower right corner, there is a small yellow image of a right pointing arrow emerging from a bulge pointing to pencilled syllabic. Pencil inscription across the bottom edge reads 'Qadruhvaq - the Mysterious Helper 21/47 1972 Tookoome'. In the lower right corner, there is a circular embossing. The print is on a horizontally rectangular, white paper piece.
Narrative
Balshine family collection.
Item History
- Made by Simon Tookoome (Maker) in Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada during 1972
- 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
- Qadruhvaq, the Mysterious Helper
- Identification Number
- Na1492
- Type of Item
- Overall
- height 63.5 cm, width 72.2 cm
- Frame
- height 76.0 cm, width 102.0 cm, depth 0.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Creator
- Simon Tookoome (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
- Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 1972
- 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
- 1263/0314