Spirits Reaching for Moon
Item number Na1501 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Print depicting several creatures, many of which have several heads per body, all depicted as black silhouettes except for one dark brown creature. The creatures are piled one on top of the other and are reaching for a yellow circular moon near the top of the image. Below the image is written, "Spirits reaching for moon Sonte cut 47/50 Cape Dorset 1961 Angotigaluk." The artist's and printmaker's names are printed in Inuit syllabics in monogram form along with the Cape Dorset stylized igloo seal at the bottom right-hand corner of the image.
Narrative
Balshine family collection.
Item History
- Made by Angotigolu Teevee (Maker) and Timothy Ottochie (Technician) in Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada during 1961
- Collected between 1961 and 1981
- Owned by Lorne Balshine before January 25, 1988
- Received from Lorne Balshine (Seller), Finning Ltd. (Funding source) and University Purchase (Funding source) on January 25, 1988
What
- Name
- Spirits Reaching for Moon
- Identification Number
- Na1501
- Type of Item
- Overall
- height 61.0 cm, width 46.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Creator
- Angotigolu Teevee (Maker) and Timothy Ottochie (Technician)
- Previous Owner
- Lorne Balshine
- Received from
- Lorne Balshine (Seller), Finning Ltd. (Funding source) and University Purchase (Funding source)
When
- Creation Date
- during 1961
- Collection Date
- between 1961 and 1981
- Ownership Date
- before January 25, 1988
- Acquisition Date
- on January 25, 1988
Other
- Item Classes
- works on paper
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1263/0323
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