Figure Item Number: 3148/6 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Soapstone figure of an owl. Bird stands with large clawed feet forward, wings tucked at sides with long carved feathers meeting tail. Small head is rounded with a narrow beak. Eyes are round rings of off-white material inset into the stone, with round stone pupils inside the white. Across wings, back, tail and chest are densely etched small rounded feathers.
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 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
- 3148/6
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- soapstone stone and tusk ?
- Overall
- height 13.0 cm, width 8.0 cm, depth 10.8 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- 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
- 3148/0006