Carving Item Number: 3064/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Carving in green mottled stone of a seal flipper bag. Carving imitates a skin bag, leaning back in a slumped fashion, with a flat bottom. Bag is depicted closed with a drawstring at top, a looped handle standing above this. The lines of a seal’s flipper are carved into the bottom front.
Item History
- Made by Qaqaq Ashoona (Maker) in Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada between 1950 and 1996
- Owned by Maurice Yacowar before May 30, 2014
- Received from Maurice Yacowar (Donor) on May 30, 2014
What
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Creator
- Qaqaq Ashoona (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Maurice Yacowar
- Received from
- Maurice Yacowar (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- between 1950 and 1996
- Ownership Date
- before May 30, 2014
- Acquisition Date
- on May 30, 2014
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3064/0001