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Entuc

MOA: University of British Columbia

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Carved pendant with a figure carved vertically over the curved front surface, with its head at the bottom. Pendant has a hole drilled through at the figure's feet, for hanging. Artist inscription on back: "JD Entuc 03".

  • Iconographic Meaning

    The name of the figure is Entuc or Entuck (also written Andaokot). It can be translated as 'mucus-made' or 'snot boy'. This relates to a creation story of the Nuu-chah-nulth, in which a woman, who lost her child to the Woman of the Woods, blew her nose and threw the mucus on the ground, and over the course of four days it transformed into a baby boy.

  • Type of Item pendant
  • Culture Tla-o-qui-aht
  • Material whale tooth
  • Measurements height 9.5 cm, width 5.0 cm, depth 1.5 cm (overall)
  • Creator Joe David
  • Previous Owner Elspeth McConnell
  • Received from Elspeth McConnell
  • Made in British Columbia
  • Creation Date during 2003
  • Ownership Date before April 12, 2018
  • Acquisition Date on April 12, 2018
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3261/0137

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