Kalvak/Emerak Memorial Portfolio
MOA: University of British Columbia
3662/1 a-b
Portfolio, consisting of a special edition hard cover folder (part a) and a title page (part b), as well as a lithograph portrait of each artist (parts c, j), and twelve prints (parts d-i, and k-p), six by each artist. Folder is light grey with central design of a large ulu, done in dark grey spots and curvilinear lines. Title is written along top edge, and Holman Eskimo-Cooperative logo, consisting of an ulu with "HOLMAN" written through the centre, along bottom edge. There are metal grommets along the right side. Attached to back cover, inside, is a gloss paper folder for holding loose pages. The title page (part b) is done on gloss paper and has acknowledgements, in English, Inuktut, and French, and edition number, 14/55. "KALVAK/EMERAK" and Holman Eskimo Co-Operative logo done in orange-red, all other text done in dark grey. All internal prints/pages are loose, not bound.
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Narrative
The set was originally purchased by a previous owner in Toronto. In Feb. 2024 the donors purchased the set from the previous owner, in a silent auction benefit.
- Type of Item folder
- Culture Inuit
- Measurements height 72.3 cm, width 56.0 cm, depth 1.6 cm (overall)
- Creator Holman Eskimo Co-Operative
- Previous Owner Chris Finch, Suzanne Finch
- Received from Chris Finch, Suzanne Finch
- Made in Holman, Ulukhaktok
- Creation Date during 1987
- Ownership Date before April 15, 2024
- Acquisition Date on April 15, 2024
- Item Classes works on paper
- Condition good
- Accession Number 3662/0001 a-b