Carving Item Number: 2930/2 a-c from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Model stone Coppermine-style igloo on a stone base with a removable igloo top (part b), and a loose bone piece (part c) The base (part a) consists of the lower part of the house. It includes two seated figures in the main room and a child-sized figure playing with a dog in the mouth of the igloo. The three figures all have simple stylized features with long almond-shaped eyes, a triangular nose and an open oval mouth. All three are dressed in parkas. The house contains several miniature tools made of bone or wood. On the base outside the igloo is a small spear made of bone (part c) resting on a sled. There are two small copper posts which hold the igloo top in place on the base. The igloo consists of a dome connected to a short rounded tunnel. White etched lines on the exterior form a brick pattern.
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 opened in Edmonton, run by the Department of Indian and Eskimo Affairs. Between 1945 and 1967, the hospital operated an occupational therapy program for aboriginal patients.
Item History
- Made in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- 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
- 2930/2 a-c
- Type of Item
- carving
- Material
- soapstone stone, bone, copper metal, wood and adhesive
- Overall
- height 7.0 cm, width 15.9 cm, depth 7.4 cm
- Part A
- height 5.0 cm, width 15.9 cm, depth 7.4 cm
- Part B
- height 5.0 cm, width 12.5 cm, depth 7.2 cm
- Part C
- width 4.0 cm, diameter 0.1 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- 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
- Ownership Date
- before November 26, 2011
- Acquisition Date
- on November 26, 2011
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2930/0002 a-c