Drawing Item Number: 2978/87 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Drawing on horizontal rectangular sheet of ivory paper of an Inuit couple cutting up a caribou head. A couple sit on two chairs facing each other. The woman is on the left and holds a knife in her left hand and an ulu in her right hand. The man holds a knife in his right hand. Both are about to cut into the caribou head sitting on the table between them. Caribou head has not been cooked as it still has its antlers.
Item History
- Made by Tikitu Qinnuayuak (Maker) in Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada between 1989 and 1992
- Collected during 1994
- 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
- 2978/87
- Type of Item
- drawing
- Overall
- height 43.5 cm, width 58.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Creator
- Tikitu Qinnuayuak (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 1989 and 1992
- Collection Date
- during 1994
- Ownership Date
- before October 22, 2012
- Acquisition Date
- on October 22, 2012
Other
- Item Classes
- works on paper
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2978/0087