Dish Item Number: 3040/40 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Oval dish with two bear heads, one at either end. Both heads have slight depressions as if for resting a cigarette on them. Bear faces' have incised eyes, nostrils, and mouths. The heads are attached to the dish via ivory pegs, while the feet of the dish are attached by iron screws.
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
- Dish
- Identification Number
- 3040/40
- Type of Item
- dish
- Material
- narwhal tusk, baleen ?, iron metal and walrus tusk
- Overall
- height 3.8 cm, width 15.0 cm, depth 3.2 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
- 3040/0040