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Item number 3540/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Stoneware figure of a reclining walrus, supported by its foreflippers. Figure has large incised eyes, deep oval-shaped nostrils, an open mouth and two white tusks; tusks connect with belly of walrus. Small dots punctured across snout. Foreflippers have four semi-circles indented along the bottom edge, highlighting digits. Wide lines incised around neck. Hind flippers are curved to left of body. Figure is hollow and base is unglazed; rest of body is dark brown with brown-red highlights throughout. Unsigned.
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 Jaime A. Smith before December 13, 2021
- Received from Jaime A. Smith (Donor) on December 13, 2021
What
- Name
- Figure
- Identification Number
- 3540/2
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- clay and glaze
- Overall
- height 28.3 cm, width 28.7 cm, depth 50.5 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Nelson, British Columbia, Canada ?
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Creator
- Makituk Pingwartuk (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Jaime A. Smith
- Received from
- Jaime A. Smith (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
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3540/0002
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