Dish Item Number: 3040/58 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Oval dish with a bird at one end and an arctic hare at the other end. The bird is resting as if on water and has two inset black eyes. The hare is sitting with ears folded back and has two inset black eyes. One the base underneath the bird is written in ink "Nil-lil".
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
- 3040/58
- Type of Item
- dish
- Material
- walrus tusk, narwhal tusk and baleen ?
- Overall
- height 5.6 cm, width 15.0 cm, depth 3.5 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
- 3040/0058