Figure Item Number: 3467/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Heavy, soft stone carving of a kneeling mother nursing her child. Woman has a pronounced nose, rounded cheeks and straight incised lines as eyes and mouth. Hair is done in relief, and pulled back into a low ponytail. She is wearing a hooded coat, open at an angle in the front to expose her breast. Mother’s right arm supports child’s body from below, left arm supports the neck. Child is wrapped in cloth and wearing a hood. Artist signature on base, with artist number.
Inuit works 3467/1-8 were collected (as both gifts and puchases) by D.L. Stossel, who worked for Environment Canada in high Arctic weather stations in the 1960s.