Drawing Item Number: 2978/69 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Pencil drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of a man attaching the skin lashings to an umiak frame. These lashings hold the umiak together. He is clearly working as his sleeves are rolled up and the viewer can see that he is pulling hard on the skin line. In front of him are arrayed parts of the umiak and some of his tools. From right to left these are: the rudder, a paddle, the steering rod, an axe, a paddle, a saw, a caribou antler, and a bow drill (mouthpiece, drill and bow).
Item History
- Made by Kananginak Pootoogook (Maker) in Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada between 1991 and 1992
- Collected during 1995
- 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
- 2978/69
- Type of Item
- drawing
- Overall
- height 50.2 cm, width 65.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Creator
- Kananginak Pootoogook (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 1991 and 1992
- Collection Date
- during 1995
- Ownership Date
- before October 22, 2012
- Acquisition Date
- on October 22, 2012
Other
- Item Classes
- works on paper
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2978/0069