Taqaiqsiqtu Tuttu (Resting Caribou) Item Number: 2834/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Stonecut and stencil print of two resting caribou. Bodies printed with brown ink with details of hair, eye, nostril and mouth shown as blue -grey paper colour. Stomach, chest, and neck are grey white. Antlers are mottled grey and grey-white. Top caribou shown in profile with head turned away from viewer. Bottom caribou is shown in profile facing right. Printed on grey-blue paper. Bottom right corner: two stylized marks; Cape Dorset stylized red igloo and a mark in black ink - with signature in pencil. Inscription along bottom of image "Taqaiqsiqtu Tuttu Stonecut & Stencil 43/50 Dorset 2010 Kananginak."
Narrative
Purchased from the Inuit Gallery by the donor for the MOA collections, on recommendation from MOA's Inuit curator.
Item History
- Made by Kananginak Pootoogook (Maker) in Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada during 2010
- Owned by Lorne Balshine before December 3, 2010
- Received from Lorne Balshine (Donor) on December 3, 2010
What
- Name
- Taqaiqsiqtu Tuttu (Resting Caribou)
- Identification Number
- 2834/2
- Type of Item
- Overall
- height 56.0 cm, width 34.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Creator
- Kananginak Pootoogook (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Lorne Balshine
- Received from
- Lorne Balshine (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 2010
- Ownership Date
- before December 3, 2010
- Acquisition Date
- on December 3, 2010
Other
- Item Classes
- works on paper
- Condition
- excellent
- Accession Number
- 2834/0002