Drawing

MOA: University of British Columbia

3497/6

Pencil drawing of six large animals and three small ones in horizontal rows, all facing left. Top three rows are of individual large animals, bottom three are of a smaller animal in front of a larger. From top to bottom, left to right, the animals are: walrus, polar bear(?), reindeer, seal and whale, seal and polar bear(?), and seal and reindeer. Pencil inscription on back, bottom left corner.

  • Narrative

    Purchased by Rosa Ho in 1979 from the Inuit Gallery, Vancouver. The gallery was having an exhibition (and sale) of Parr's drawings.


  • Type of Item drawing
  • Culture Inuit
  • Measurements height 46.0 cm, width 45.3 cm (overall)

  • Creator Parr
  • Previous Owner Rosa Ho, David Garner
  • Received from David Garner

  • Made in Cape Dorset, Kinngait

  • Creation Date during 1961
  • Collection Date during 1979
  • Ownership Date before 2001, before June 4, 2021
  • Acquisition Date on June 4, 2021

  • Item Classes works on paper
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3497/0006