Figure Item Number: 3040/88 a-d from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Three carved walrus (parts b-d) on a stone base representing an ice floe (part a). Each walrus has inset eyes filled with a black substance (baleen?) and inset tusks. Two of the walrus carvings (parts b-c) have holes to sit over pegs in the base; the third (part d) has a peg stuck in the hole. One of the walrus figures has an extra peg hole on its back.
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
- 3040/88 a-d
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- walrus tusk, stone and baleen ?
- Overall
- height 8.0 cm, width 11.7 cm, depth 5.0 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
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3040/0088 a-d