Carving Item Number: 2930/1 a-f from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Wooden carving of a man driving a sled led by a team of three dogs. A piece of black leather is wrapped through both hands and loops around the front dog’s lead. The three black dogs are adorned with harnesses of brown and tan hide and small pieces of wood. They are connected to the sled by very light tan strips of hide. All three dogs’ mouths have curled tails and dark red tongues protruding from their open mouths. The figure wears a parka with the hood pulled up around his face. He has simple features including a straight mouth and eyebrows, rounded eyes and a squared off nose. Directly in front of the driver is an open-topped box containing a miniature wooden hatchet (part c), shovel (part d) and machete (part e). A dark brown long gun (part b) rests across the top of the box. In front of the box there is a plump wooden seal (part f). It has two short fore flippers folded down over its chest. It has two small tail nestled between the two short hind flippers. On base: artist name and 'Eskimo Craft Charles Camsell Hospital Edmonton'.
Narrative
This object is believed to have been either gifted to, or collected by, Joan (Witney) Moore (MDCM) while she was working at the Charles D. Camsell Hospital in Edmonton. In 1946 the Charles Camsell tuberculosis hospital in Edmonton began to be run by the Department of Indian and Eskimo Affairs. Between 1946 and 1967, the hospital operated an occupational therapy program for indigenous patients.
Item History
- Made by Willie Pamialok (Maker) in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada during 1955
- Owned by Joan D. Moore
- Owned by Charles Moore before November 26, 2011
- Received from Charles Moore (Donor) on November 26, 2011
What
- Name
- Carving
- Identification Number
- 2930/1 a-f
- Type of Item
- carving
- Material
- wood, skin, paint and adhesive
- Part A
- height 15.5 cm, width 9.9 cm, depth 42.9 cm
- Part B
- height 0.6 cm, width 9.0 cm, depth 1.1 cm
- Part C
- height 0.4 cm, width 5.1 cm, depth 1.1 cm
- Part D
- height 0.4 cm, width 5.1 cm, depth 1.3 cm
- Part E
- height 0.1 cm, width 4.9 cm, depth 0.6 cm
- Part F
- height 2.0 cm, width 6.5 cm, depth 2.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Creator
- Willie Pamialok (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Joan D. Moore and Charles Moore
- Received from
- Charles Moore (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 1955
- Ownership Date
- before November 26, 2011
- Acquisition Date
- on November 26, 2011
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2930/0001 a-f