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