Dish Item Number: 3040/77 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Oval dish with two birds, one at either end. Both birds are sitting on water and have black inset eyes. Written in pen on the base under the smaller bird is "petoola" and on the base under the other bird is written "Cock-our-loo".
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
- 3040/77
- Type of Item
- dish
- Material
- walrus tusk, narwhal tusk and baleen ?
- Overall
- height 5.0 cm, width 14.3 cm, depth 3.6 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
- 3040/0077