Figure Item Number: Na1703 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Two miniature, white-yellow figures--a woman and a child--mounted on a dark brown piece of bone with a wafer-like texture. The base is roughly rectangular in shape, with the two figures facing each other and positioned diagonally in the corners.
Item History
- Made in Spence Bay, Nunavut, Canada and Taloyoak, Nunavut, Canada before 1973
- Collected during 1973
- Owned by Nora M. Williams before October 6, 1992
- Received from Nora M. Williams (Donor) on October 6, 1992
What
- Name
- Figure
- Identification Number
- Na1703
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- bone and walrus tusk
- Overall
- height 2.9 in, width 2.5 in
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Previous Owner
- Nora M. Williams
- Received from
- Nora M. Williams (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Spence Bay, Nunavut, Canada and Taloyoak, Nunavut, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1973
- Collection Date
- during 1973
- Ownership Date
- before October 6, 1992
- Acquisition Date
- on October 6, 1992
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1542/0011