Figure Item Number: 3202/9 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small stone sculpture of mother and baby. Woman is seated with one leg bent beneath her, the other stretched in front. She wears a large parka with hood draped around her neck and shoulders. In her arms she holds a nursing child, its legs extended over her bent leg. The mother’s facial features and ears are defined, as are her hands which are placed on the child’s back.
Narrative
Gigliotti was stationed in Frobisher Bay (now Iqaliut) as a meteorologist from 1952-54. During this period he acquired a small collection of Inuit objects from two Inuit men who were allowed to come out to the station. He was told the objects were from Cape Dorset.
Item History
- Made in Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada before 1954
- Collected in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada between 1952 and 1954
- Owned by Tom Gigliotti before October 1, 2016
- Received from Tom Gigliotti (Donor) on October 1, 2016
What
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Previous Owner
- Tom Gigliotti
- Received from
- Tom Gigliotti (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
- Collected in
- Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1954
- Collection Date
- between 1952 and 1954
- Ownership Date
- before October 1, 2016
- Acquisition Date
- on October 1, 2016
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3202/0009