Figure Item Number: 2942/3 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Large black stone sculpture of a kneeling female figure in a parka. The figure has stylized features: long slanted eyes, rounded cheeks and forehead, a bulbous nose and a wide mouth. The hair is demarked by horizontal chisel marks and is parted at the centre of the figure’s forehead. The ends of the arms are also roughly chiselled. The junction between the figures legs and torso is emphasized by a deep ridge.
Narrative
Originally a gift from Ferdinand Eckhardt (director of the Winnipeg Art Gallery 1953-1974) to German painter Karl Schmidt Rottluff (1884–1976) in Berlin. The donor's grandfather, German sculptor Georg Kolbe (1877-1947), was close friends with Rottluff, which is how the sculpture eventually ended up in her family.
Item History
- Made by Dominic Kingilik (Maker) in Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada between 1953 and 1976
- Owned by Karl Schmidt Rottluff
- Owned by Maria von Tiesenhausen before January 24, 2012
- Received from Maria von Tiesenhausen (Donor) on January 24, 2012
What
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Creator
- Dominic Kingilik (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Karl Schmidt Rottluff and Maria von Tiesenhausen
- Received from
- Maria von Tiesenhausen (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- between 1953 and 1976
- Ownership Date
- before January 24, 2012
- Acquisition Date
- on January 24, 2012
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2942/0003