Soapstone figure of an owl. Bird stands with large clawed feet forward, wings tucked at sides with long carved feathers meeting tail. Small head is rounded with a narrow beak. Eyes are round rings of off-white material inset into the stone, with round stone pupils inside the white. Across wings, back, tail and chest are small, densely carved feathers.

• 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, tusk
• Measurements height 13.0 cm, width 8.0 cm, depth 10.8 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Kim Armstrong
• Received from Kim Armstrong

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• Made in Nunavut

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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 3148/0006