Figure Item Number: 3040/59 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Carving of two women standing on a rectangular base. One of the women is pegged to the base and is wearing a skirt and amauti (parka), with the hood on her head. The other women (part b) is similarly clothed but the hood is down and there is a baby wearing a bonnet in the pouch. The outlines of the amautis and the facial features of the women and the infant are incised and then drawn with ink or pencil. The part b figure is detached and has an iron peg in the bottom of her foot. There is an extra hole in the base (suggesting a missing piece?).
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
- 3040/59 a-b
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- walrus tusk, iron metal and ink
- Overall
- height 9.9 cm, width 7.7 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
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3040/0059 a-b