I Am Always Thinking About the Animals

Item number Na1494 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Description

Stonecut and stencil print. Central frontal figure with a circular yellow head that has three black and white heads within, one frontal with an outward facing profile at either side. Radiating from the outside of the head, there are the following from left to right: a downward facing human, an outward facing profile human head with a long neck, an outward facing bird head with a long neck that has an outward facing profile human head on top, an outward facing caribou head with a long neck that has a dog on top; two central inward facing yellow dog heads with long necks that have inward facing profile human heads beneath and within their neck curvature; an outward facing caribou head with a long neck, an outward facing bird head with a long neck, an outward facing profile human head with a long neck, and a downward facing human. The background is red with blue areas around the bottom. In the lower right corner is the Baker Lake symbol (small yellow image of a right pointing arrow emerging from a bulge) pointing to pencilled syllabic. Pencil inscription across the bottom edge on the back reads 'I am Always Thinking About the Animals 22/50 1973 Tookoome'. In the lower right corner, there is a circular embossing. The print is on horizontally rectangular white paper mounted with off-white matboard and framed.

Narrative

Balshine family collection.

Item History

What

Name
I Am Always Thinking About the Animals
Identification Number
Na1494
Type of Item
print
Overall
height 54.5 cm, width 78.5 cm
Frame
height 79.0 cm, width 99.5 cm

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada

Who

Culture
Inuit
Creator
Simon Tookoome (Maker)
Previous Owner
Lorne Balshine
Received from
Lorne Balshine (Seller), Finning Ltd. (Funding source) and University Purchase (Funding source)

When

Creation Date
during 1973
Collection Date
between 1973 and 1981
Ownership Date
before January 25, 1988
Acquisition Date
on January 25, 1988

Other

Item Classes
works on paper
Condition
good
Accession Number
1263/0316
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