Marble Island Item Number: Na1469 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

A colourful print of several figures. On the top left, there is a figure on a boat holding a box of tea. There is a large flag on the boat with an image of a face. The prow of the boat is a head with fangs (?) and some of the figures have fangs. There are floating mouths with fangs (?), and eyes and arms in the lower portion of the image. There are syllabics in the lower left and mid-right areas of the image. The space surrounding the figures is filled with short, linear marks of orange, dark blue, and green. 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 'Marble Island 7/50 1980...(?)'. In the lower right corner, there is a circular embossing. The print is on a horizontally rectangular, white paper piece.

Narrative

Balshine family collection.

Item History

What

Name
Marble Island
Identification Number
Na1469
Type of Item
print
Overall
height 76.2 cm, width 101.6 cm
Image
height 58.2 cm, width 82.0 cm

Who

Culture
Inuit
Creator
Ruth Annaqtuusi Tulurialik (Maker)
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 1980
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
1263/0291