Hawk Figure
Item number 1729/5 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Stone carving of a bird (hawk) perched with head extended forward. Sculpture leans heavily to one side. Minimal carved detail. Talons, tail feathers, eyes and wing outlines are the only carved lines. Stone surface is smooth overall, except around carved lines and on underside of sculpture. Stone is largely green-brown in colour with veins of dark green and black running through it.
Narrative
Sculpture unsigned; photographs were sent to the West Baffin Island Co-op in 1998, who attributed the work to Joanassie Igiu. Said to have been a gift to Audrey Hawthorn from Walter C. Koerner.
Item History
- Made by Joanassie Igiu ? (Maker) in Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada before 1974
- Collected during 1955
- Owned by Walter C. Koerner before 1974
- Owned by Audrey Hawthorn before March 15, 1997
- Received from Audrey Hawthorn (Donor) on March 15, 1997
What
- Name
- Hawk Figure
- Identification Number
- 1729/5
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- stone
- Overall
- height 11.7 cm, width 8.5 cm, depth 14.5 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Creator
- Joanassie Igiu ? (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Walter C. Koerner and Audrey Hawthorn
- Received from
- Audrey Hawthorn (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- before 1974
- Collection Date
- during 1955
- Ownership Date
- before 1974 and before March 15, 1997
- Acquisition Date
- on March 15, 1997
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1729/0005
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