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Item number 3539/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Stoneware figure of a bird with outstretched wings; two chicks huddled under each wing. Each bird has large carved circles on either side of their face, imitating eyes; beaks are coloured dark brown with rounded tips. All birds have rounded feet with incised lines along the bottom edges, imitating claws. Small tail protrudes from back centre of bird, with lines incised throughout, imitating feathers. Spirals and semi-circles incised along bottom edge on back of bird, imitating ends of feathers. Figure is hollow with an open base. Exterior decorated with speckled glaze; interior undecorated. Artist signature incised along bottom edge of interior.
Narrative
Figure was made while Makituk was a student at the Kootenay School of Art in Nelson, BC in the late 1960s; she was studying with Walter Dexter. It was acquired directly from the artist by the donor's family, who moved to Nelson in 1968.
Item History
- Made by Makituk Pingwartuk (Maker) in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada ? between 1967 and 1968
- Owned by Patrick Mackie before December 13, 2021
- Received from Patrick Mackie (Donor) on December 13, 2021
What
- Name
- Figure
- Identification Number
- 3539/1
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- clay and glaze
- Overall
- height 10.9 cm, width 18.5 cm, depth 6.4 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Nelson, British Columbia, Canada ?
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Creator
- Makituk Pingwartuk (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Patrick Mackie
- Received from
- Patrick Mackie (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- between 1967 and 1968
- Ownership Date
- before December 13, 2021
- Acquisition Date
- on December 13, 2021
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- excellent
- Accession Number
- 3539/0001
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