Figure Item Number: 2608/2 a-f from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Carved figure (part a) with pointed hood. Sleeves, coat and pants are rimmed with black paint around their bottom edges. Eyes and mouth are also filled in with black paint. Hands have holes to hold tools or weaponry, and there is part of a tool glued in his left hand. A carved ivory harpoon (parts b-f) fits into the right hand.
Item History
What
- Name
- Figure
- Identification Number
- 2608/2 a-f
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- walrus tusk, paint, adhesive and skin
- Part D
- height 0.2 cm, width 0.7 cm, depth 0.5 cm
- Part E
- height 2.7 cm, diameter 0.3 cm
- Part F
- height 0.5 cm, width 6.8 cm, depth 0.6 cm
- Part B
- height 10.2 cm, diameter 0.5 cm
- Part A
- height 13.5 cm, width 5.5 cm, depth 4.5 cm
- Part C
- height 22.5 cm, width 2.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Nunavut, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- between 1950 and 1955
- Collection Date
- during 1975
- Ownership Date
- before December 18, 2003
- Acquisition Date
- on December 18, 2003
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 47
- Accession Number
- 2608/0002 a-f