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Item number 3507/4 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Black stone carving of male figure. Face is tilted upward. Head slopes into a roughly shaped, triangular body. Male has circular eyes, a long wide nose, and smiling mouth. Two small nostrils are indented along bottom edge of nose. Mouth is incised, rest of facial features done in relief. Two rounded hands extend from either side of the body. Vertical lines incised along hand edges, imitating fingers. Base is flat.
Narrative
Label that came with figure says: Hand made by a Canadian Eskimo Artist; Certified by the Government of Canada; Kooveeyook; Broughton Island; Apr/78; Man #9N30."
Item History
- Made by Kooveeyook (Maker) in Broughton Island, Nunavut, Canada and Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, Canada between April 1, 1978 and April 30, 1978
- Owned by Gordon Jeffrey McNeill before June 25, 2021
- Received from Gordon Jeffrey McNeill (Donor) on June 25, 2021
What
- Name
- Figure
- Identification Number
- 3507/4
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- stone
- Overall
- height 12.9 cm, width 13.6 cm, depth 14.1 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Broughton Island, Nunavut, Canada and Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Creator
- Kooveeyook (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Gordon Jeffrey McNeill
- Received from
- Gordon Jeffrey McNeill (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- between April 1, 1978 and April 30, 1978
- Ownership Date
- before June 25, 2021
- Acquisition Date
- on June 25, 2021
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3507/0004
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