Figure Item Number: 3495/7 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Carving of a snowy owl on a small square base. Owl is standing with body tilted forward, wings tucked at sides. Wings are carved in relief. Wide triangles incised along feet edges, imitating claws. The eyes and nostrils are black insets. Carving is unsigned.
The carvings in this donation (3495/1-9) were mostly collected by Kathi McKay, who was a teacher on Baffin Island in the 1970s. She later lived in Yellowknife.