Sleeping in Skins Item Number: Na1472 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Two side by side frontal images of a black and white human head peeking out of sleeping skins that are yellow-brown with red-brown trim, a dake green under covering and a yellow undercovering. In the lower right corner, there is a small yellow image of a right pointing arrow emerging from a bulge pointing to pencilled syllabic. Pencil inscription across the bottom edge reads 'Sleeping in Skins A/P III/V 1970 Eeyeetowa Makpa, Martha Noah'. The print is on horizontally rectangular white paper.
Narrative
Balshine family collection.
Item History
- Made by Ada Eyetoaq (Maker), Martha Noah (Technician) and Vital Makpaaq (Technician) in Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada during 1970
- Collected between 1960 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
- Sleeping in Skins
- Identification Number
- Na1472
- Type of Item
- Overall
- height 47.0 cm, width 64.0 cm
- Frame
- height 55.7 cm, width 71.0 cm, depth 0.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Creator
- Ada Eyetoaq (Maker), Martha Noah (Technician) and Vital Makpaaq (Technician)
- Previous Owner
- Lorne Balshine
- Received from
- Lorne Balshine (Seller), Finning Ltd. (Funding source) and University Purchase (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 1970
- Collection Date
- between 1960 and 1981
- Ownership Date
- before January 25, 1988
- Acquisition Date
- on January 25, 1988
Other
- Item Classes
- works on paper
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1263/0294