Transforming Beings Item Number: Na1463 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Central figure has orange skin and hands that are orange and black birds. Central figure is wearing blue clothing. Underneath the figure's right wrist, there is a black and yellow fish with a yellow-faced figure that has an orange body next to it and an orange-faced figure that has a black body with claws on an orange kayak above. On the right side, there is an orange-skinned figure kneeling down toward the left side and wearing grey clothing with a yellow-skinned figure wearing black clothing above, and a light yellow five-headed creature near the top middle. In black, across the upper edge, are syllabics. The drawing is on horizontally rectangular cream-coloured paper.
Narrative
Balshine family collection.
Item History
- Made by Marion Tuu'luq (Maker) in Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada during 1976
- Collected between 1960 and 1981
- Owned by Lorne Balshine before January 25, 1988
- Received from Lorne Balshine (Seller), Finning Ltd. (Funding source) and University Purchase (Funding source) on January 25, 1988
What
- Name
- Transforming Beings
- Identification Number
- Na1463
- Type of Item
- drawing
- Overall
- height 48.5 cm, width 66.0 cm
- Frame
- height 55.8 cm, width 71.2 cm, depth 0.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Creator
- Marion Tuu'luq (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Lorne Balshine
- Received from
- Lorne Balshine (Seller), Finning Ltd. (Funding source) and University Purchase (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 1976
- Collection Date
- between 1960 and 1981
- Ownership Date
- before January 25, 1988
- Acquisition Date
- on January 25, 1988
Other
- Item Classes
- works on paper
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 46
- Accession Number
- 1263/0285