Kayak Carving Item Number: 3040/98 a-c from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Carving of a kayak with three skin lines and the paddle attached across the front (part a). There is a separate hunter figure (part b) holding a harpoon in raised position, and separate seal float (part c).
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
- Kayak Carving
- Identification Number
- 3040/98 a-c
- Type of Item
- carving
- Material
- walrus tusk and skin
- Overall
- height 4.0 cm, width 10.5 cm, depth 20.0 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
- 3040/0098 a-c