Figure Item Number: 3040/17 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Carving of a bird as if sitting on water (the water is a rectangle of tusk). Black inset eyes and incised wings and tail feathers. The bird is attached by a metal peg to the base. The name of the bird "Akpa" is written twice on the base in ink.
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
- 3040/17
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- baleen ?, metal ? and walrus tusk
- Overall
- height 3.2 cm, width 2.5 cm, depth 5.0 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
- 3040/0017