Figure Item Number: A2.230 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Beluga whale with stand, lightly carved details.
Item History
- Made by Peter Echalook (Maker) in Inukjuak, Quebec, Canada between 1949 and 1959
- Owned by Hudson's Bay Company before February 28, 1958
- Received from Hudson's Bay Company (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) on February 28, 1958
What
- Name
- Figure
- Identification Number
- A2.230 a-b
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- soapstone stone
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and polished
- Overall
- height 6.0 cm, width 5.5 cm, depth 13.0 cm
- Part A
- height 3.0 cm, width 5.5 cm, depth 13.0 cm
- Part B
- height 3.8 cm, width 4.8 cm, depth 4.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Creator
- Peter Echalook (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Hudson's Bay Company
- Received from
- Hudson's Bay Company (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Inukjuak, Quebec, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- between 1949 and 1959
- Ownership Date
- before February 28, 1958
- Acquisition Date
- on February 28, 1958
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2321/0003 a-b