Drawing Item Number: 2978/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Drawing with pencil crayon on horizontal rectangular sheet of paper. In the upper left quadrant is a tent with a female face on the outside. Next to the tent are a fish, an ulu and a jig for fishing. Arriving at the tent is a man in his kayak with a woman riding on the back of the kayak. On the lower left is a man shooting a bear with a bow and arrow. Just above the man is a bird with human legs. Below the man is a child on his stomach. In the centre of the image a woman is drumming. On the woman's head are three birds. Peeping out from her left side is a caribou and from her right side is a woman in a purple amautiq (parka). On the right side of the image from top to bottom are: a bird with human legs and a second bird with human legs attacking a kayak. In the kayak is a man and standing on the kayak behind him is a woman; strapped to the kayak is a seal. Below is a man in a kayak hunting seal with a bow and arrow. Below this is a man in a kayak with a large fish and below that is a man holding a fish as large as himself.
Narrative
This drawing is discussed in book on the artist's work.
Item History
- Made by Ruth Annaqtuusi Tulurialik (Maker) in Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada during 1979
- Collected during 1993
- Owned by Gary Dillabaugh and Janet Dillabaugh before October 22, 2012
- Received from Gary Dillabaugh (Donor) and Janet Dillabaugh (Donor) on October 22, 2012
What
- Name
- Drawing
- Identification Number
- 2978/1
- Type of Item
- drawing
- Overall
- height 56.2 cm, width 76.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Creator
- Ruth Annaqtuusi Tulurialik (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Gary Dillabaugh and Janet Dillabaugh
- Received from
- Gary Dillabaugh (Donor) and Janet Dillabaugh (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 1979
- Collection Date
- during 1993
- Ownership Date
- before October 22, 2012
- Acquisition Date
- on October 22, 2012
Other
- Item Classes
- works on paper
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2978/0001