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Figure

MOA: University of British Columbia

3040/17

Carving of a bird as if sitting on water (the water is a rectangle of tusk). Black inset eyes and incised wings and tail feathers. The bird is attached by a metal peg to the base. The name of the bird "Akpa" is written twice on the base in ink.

  • Type of Item figure
  • Culture Inuit
  • Material baleen, metal, walrus tusk
  • Measurements height 3.2 cm, width 2.5 cm, depth 5.0 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Robert Clayton
  • Received from Robert Clayton
  • Made in Pangnirtung
  • Creation Date during 1950
  • Collection Date between 1949 and 1951
  • Ownership Date before December 1, 2013
  • Acquisition Date on December 1, 2013
  • Item Classes carvings & sculpture
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3040/0017

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