Drawing Item Number: 2978/51 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Grey pencil drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of beige paper of a shaman with ulu. Central figure is of a woman with a tattooed face holding an ulu and standing over a prostrate figure. The tattooed woman appears to a have a pointed tail. To either side are two humanlike figures. At the top of the image to the left is a creature - perhaps bear-human? To the right are two standing birds. Cape Dorset Coop embossed stamp in lower corner. In pencil on reverse: 59/65 along with other numbers.
Item History
- Made by Pitseolak Ashoona (Maker) in Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada between 1959 and 1965
- 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
- 2978/51
- Type of Item
- drawing
- Overall
- height 44.6 cm, width 57.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Creator
- Pitseolak Ashoona (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
- Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- between 1959 and 1965
- 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
- 2978/0051