Two Caribou Item Number: 2871/5 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Print depicting two caribou in profile with one positioned in the foreground and the other behind it. In the foreground, the caribou faces proper left. This caribou is lying down. Its antlers are larger than those of the caribou behind it. The caribou in the background is standing and has its head bowed down, facing proper right. The position suggests that it is grazing but the face of this caribou is blocked by the rear of the front caribou. In the lower left corner is the series number 219/500 in pencil. There is a word written in ink in the lower right corner.
Item History
- Made by Kananginak Pootoogook (Maker) in Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
- Owned by Betty Carr before March 21, 2011
- Received from Betty Carr (Donor) on March 21, 2011
What
- Name
- Two Caribou
- Identification Number
- 2871/5
- Type of Item
- Overall
- height 17.6 cm, width 25.0 cm
- Frame
- height 33.2 cm, width 40.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Creator
- Kananginak Pootoogook (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Betty Carr
- Received from
- Betty Carr (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before March 21, 2011
- Acquisition Date
- on March 21, 2011
Other
- Item Classes
- works on paper
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2871/0005