Carving Item Number: A2.261 a-j from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Woman (part b) kneeling in front of stone lamp with various implements of stone and walrus tusk. Light grey colour. Her right hand holds an ulu (part i). To her right, there is a large stone chest ? (part d). In front of her, from left to right, there are the following: a rectangular stone piece which tapers down at one end and is covered with a flat layer of walrus tusk (part c), a circular stone dish (part e), and a triangular lamp (part f). Behind these three pieces (parts c, e, and f), there is a three-piece stand (part g) made of walrus tusk, from which hangs two stone moccassin boots on either sides of the rectangular stone cooking container in the middle attached with sinew. There is a small circular stone cup (part h) to one side, held in place with a wooden peg. Everything is on a main base (part a).