Drum Item Number: Na1474 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A black and white image of an animal figure on the left side of a circle slightly above with a human on the right side. In the lower left corner, there is a small grey image of a right pointing arrow emerging from a bulge pointing to pencilled syllabic. Pencil inscription across the bottom edge reads 'Drum A/P 1969 XXXI Etonlookatma L. Amarouk'. In the lower right corner, there is a circular embossing. The print is on horizontally rectangular off-white paper.
Narrative
Balshine family collection. Print appears in Baker Lake Prints catalogue published in 1970 as Print #25.
Item History
- Made by Martha Ittuluka'naaq (Maker) and Lucy Amarook (Technician) in Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada during 1969
- 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
- Drum
- Identification Number
- Na1474
- Type of Item
- Overall
- height 41.0 cm, width 50.6 cm
- Frame
- height 50.7 cm, width 60.8 cm, depth 0.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Creator
- Martha Ittuluka'naaq (Maker) and Lucy Amarook (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 1969
- 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
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1263/0296