Orange Kayak Transforming Beings Item Number: Na1462 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
In the upper left corner there is an orange and blue bird with a light yellow owl in the middle and an orange kayak in the upper right corner. Dangling from the orange and blue bird, there is a human wearing turquoise clothing with purple trim who is holding onto a blue dog on the left side and a yellow dog on the right side. Above, there is ahuman wearing grey clothing and blue boots with a human-animal-like creature in the lower right corner with a grey and orange cariboo ? above. The background has grey dots and dashes. In grey, across the upper edge, are syllabics. The drawing is on horizontally rectangular off-white paper.
Narrative
Balshine family collection.
Item History
- Made by Marion Tuu'luq (Maker) in Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada during 1976
- 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
- Orange Kayak Transforming Beings
- Identification Number
- Na1462
- Type of Item
- drawing
- Overall
- height 48.4 cm, width 66.2 cm
- Frame
- height 55.7 cm, width 71.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Creator
- Marion Tuu'luq (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 1976
- 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
- 1263/0284