Figure Item Number: 3148/4 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Stone figure of a woman. Woman stands, wearing an amauti style parka, with a flap that falls mid-thigh at front and to ankles at back. A large pouch falls from her shoulders down her back. At front, her arms hang at her sides with the amauti creating large square shoulders. Pants are short, with large pouches at the knee. Her hair is in a double bun over each ear, and face has inset eyes and a protruding nose. Label on base.
Narrative
In 1966-67 the donors' mother was engaged to James Haining who, at that time, was the area administrator of Igloolik/Hall Beach. During that period she acquired a number of Inuit artifacts. Her collection is thought to have been obtained from some of the following eastern arctic communities: Hall Beach, Igloolik, Cape Dorset, Sheardown Lake, Mary River, Frobisher Bay, Cambridge Bay, Pelly Bay, Baker Lake, Milne Inlet and Pond Inlet.
Item History
- Made by Erkoaluk (Maker) in Nunavut, Canada ? before 1970
- Owned by Kim Armstrong before February 5, 2016
- Received from Kim Armstrong (Donor) on February 5, 2016
What
- Name
- Figure
- Identification Number
- 3148/4
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- soapstone stone
- Overall
- height 20.0 cm, width 8.8 cm, depth 4.9 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Creator
- Erkoaluk (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Kim Armstrong
- Received from
- Kim Armstrong (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Nunavut, Canada ?
When
- Creation Date
- before 1970
- Ownership Date
- before February 5, 2016
- Acquisition Date
- on February 5, 2016
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3148/0004