Small stone sculpture of mother and baby. Woman is seated with one leg bent beneath her, the other stretched in front. She wears a large parka with hood draped around her neck and shoulders. In her arms she holds a nursing child, its legs extended over her bent leg. The mother’s facial features and ears are defined, as are her hands which are placed on the child’s back.

• Narrative

  Gigliotti was stationed in Frobisher Bay (now Iqaliut) as a meteorologist from 1952-54. During this period he acquired a small collection of Inuit objects from two Inuit men who were allowed to come out to the station. He was told the objects were from Cape Dorset.

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• Type of Item figure
• Culture Inuit
• Material stone
• Measurements height 4.7 cm, width 3.4 cm, depth 4.5 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Tom Gigliotti
• Received from Tom Gigliotti

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• Made in Cape Dorset, Kinngait
• Collected in Iqaluit

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• Creation Date before 1954
• Collection Date between 1952 and 1954
• Ownership Date before October 1, 2016
• Acquisition Date on October 1, 2016

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• Item Classes carvings & sculpture
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3202/0009