The Dying Man Becomes a Wolf
Item number Na1476 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
In the upper left portion, there is a sideways brown outlined grey caribou with a sideways green outlined grey wolf below in the lower left portion next to a human in yellow in a brown outlined green coffin. In the upper right portion, there are brown syllabics witha human below in the lower right portion. The human has red spurting out of the mouth and is wearing blue clothing. In the lower left 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 'The Dying Man becomes a Wolf 27/50 1971' and has a signature. In the lower right corner, there is a circular embossing. The print is on vertically rectangular off-white paper.
Narrative
Balshine family collection.
Item History
- Made by Myra Kukiiyaut (Maker) and Ruby Arngna'naaq (Technician) in Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada during 1971
- 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
- The Dying Man Becomes a Wolf
- Identification Number
- Na1476
- Type of Item
- Overall
- height 78.7 cm, width 54.4 cm
- Frame
- height 101.3 cm, width 76.2 cm, depth 0.4 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Creator
- Myra Kukiiyaut (Maker) and Ruby Arngna'naaq (Technician)
- Previous Owner
- Lorne Balshine
- Received from
- Lorne Balshine (Seller), Finning Ltd. (Funding source) and University Purchase (Funding source)
When
- Creation Date
- during 1971
- 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
- 1263/0298
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