Musk Ox

MOA: University of British Columbia

3673/9

Ink and pencil crayon drawing on off-white rectangular paper, in portrait orientation; design done on upper half of page, leaving bottom of paper blank. Design consists of two musk oxen, facing away from one another, on a coloured patch of ground. Oxen have yellow horns, and black fur with brown-red highlights throughout; area around eyes, nostrils, and hooves are uncoloured. Ground is a thin, irregularly-shaped oval with small rocks and pebbles scattered throughout; done in light yellow and black. Brown-red, semi-circular hill in the background, with large black rocks scattered and stacked across it. Syllabics signature in bottom right corner of design, overtop coloured ground; number pencil inscriptions along bottom edge, and small white sticker with artist name, on back of drawing.


  • Type of Item drawing
  • Culture Inuit
  • Measurements height 43.5 cm, width 35.9 cm (overall)

  • Creator William Noah
  • Previous Owner Maurice Yacowar
  • Received from Maurice Yacowar

  • Made in Baker Lake, Qamanittuaq

  • Ownership Date before August 17, 2024
  • Acquisition Date on August 17, 2024

  • Item Classes works on paper
  • Condition fair
  • Accession Number 3673/0009