Figure Item Number: 3040/33 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Flying bird with an elongated neck, on a thin stick that attaches into a somewhat square-shaped jade base (part b). Bird has incised eyes and feathers.
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
- 3040/33 a-b
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- nephrite mineral and walrus tusk
- Overall
- height 10.9 cm, width 4.6 cm, depth 8.9 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
- 3040/0033 a-b