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Figure

MOA: University of British Columbia

3040/25

Carving of a fox with its paw caught in a leg hold trap. The fox and trap are carved from one piece of tusk. The trap is attached to a block (carved of tusk, representing a stone or ice weight) by a sinew line and held in place with a black peg. Just above is a red circular inset on the block (which may represent a piece of meat in the trap).

  • Type of Item figure
  • Culture Inuit
  • Material sinew, baleen, plastic, walrus tusk
  • Measurements height 2.3 cm, width 2.1 cm, depth 13.8 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 fair
  • Accession Number 3040/0025

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