Stone figure of a woman. Woman stands, wearing an amauti style parka, with a flap that falls mid-thigh at front and to ankles at back. A large pouch falls from her shoulders down her back. At front, her arms hang at her sides, with the amauti creating large square shoulders. Pants are short, and meet boots at knees. Her hair is in double braids that sit on top of the pouch. Face is round with a pointed chin, eyes and brows have been darkened with black. Label on base

• Narrative

  In 1966-67 the donors' mother was engaged to James Haining who, at that time, was the area administrator of Igloolik/Hall Beach. During that period she acquired a number of Inuit artifacts. Her collection is thought to have been obtained from some of the following eastern arctic communities: Hall Beach, Igloolik, Cape Dorset, Sheardown Lake, Mary River, Frobisher Bay, Cambridge Bay, Pelly Bay, Baker Lake, Milne Inlet and Pond Inlet.

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• Type of Item figure
• Culture Inuit
• Material soapstone stone, ink
• Measurements height 21.0 cm, width 7.8 cm, depth 9.2 cm (overall)

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• Creator Moses Nagyugalik
• Previous Owner Kim Armstrong
• Received from Kim Armstrong

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• Made in Baker Lake, Qamanittuaq

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• Creation Date before 1970
• Ownership Date before February 5, 2016
• Acquisition Date on February 5, 2016

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• Item Classes carvings & sculpture
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3148/0003