Figure Item Number: 3040/10 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Carving of a man holding a rifle in the act of aiming. Man's hood is back and his hair has been lightly incised and darkened with ink. He has no facial features. Man is attached by two metal pegs to a rectangular tusk base.
Item History
- Made in Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada ? during 1950
- Collected between 1949 and 1951
- Owned by Robert Clayton before December 1, 2013
- Received from Robert Clayton (Donor) on December 1, 2013
What
- Name
- Figure
- Identification Number
- 3040/10
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- metal, ink and walrus tusk
- Overall
- height 4.6 cm, width 4.5 cm, depth 2.9 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Previous Owner
- Robert Clayton
- Received from
- Robert Clayton (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada ?
When
- Creation Date
- during 1950
- Collection Date
- between 1949 and 1951
- Ownership Date
- before December 1, 2013
- Acquisition Date
- on December 1, 2013
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3040/0010