Carving Item Number: 3040/67 a-d from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A stone base carved to represent an ice floe with four walrus carvings - one juvenile and three adults with tusks. One walrus is attached to the floe base (part a) while three are detached (parts b-d). Each detached walrus has a peg in the bottom to set it into a hole on the base. Whiskers and facial features are drawn on by pen. Stone base has semi-circular notches cut out of each side and a decorative incised border.
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
- Carving
- Identification Number
- 3040/67 a-d
- Type of Item
- carving
- Material
- walrus tusk, stone and ink
- Overall
- height 6.8 cm, width 11.5 cm, depth 9.0 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
- 3040/0067 a-d