Figure Item Number: 3040/97 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Carving of a swimming bird on a rectangular base. Bird has incised tail and wing feathers. Beak is long and turned down at the end and the eyes are inset with black. Written on the base in ink is "Koguk".
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
- 3040/97
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- walrus tusk and baleen ?
- Overall
- height 7.4 cm, width 5.0 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
- good
- Accession Number
- 3040/0097