Man Thought of His Kayak Item Number: Na1471 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Print with image of six bald male human heads all facing to the left side with an upside down yellow kayak rimmed by blue above them. From left to right, the heads are the following colours: red, blue, yellow, blue, brown, and yellow-orange. In the lower right corner, there is a small yellow image of a right pointing arrow emerging from a bulge pointing to pencilled syllabic. Pencil inscription across the bottom edge reads 'Man thought of his Kayak: Ahvalaqlaq A/P III/III 1976'. The print is on horizontally rectangular, white paper.
Narrative
Balshine family collection.
Specific Techniques
Stonecut and stencil method of printing
Item History
- Made by Irene Avaalaaqiaq Tiktaalaaq (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
- Man Thought of His Kayak
- Identification Number
- Na1471
- Type of Item
- Overall
- height 76.1 cm, width 101.5 cm
- Image
- height 56.3 cm, width 75.7 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Creator
- Irene Avaalaaqiaq Tiktaalaaq (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
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1263/0293