Hunting with Bow and Spear Item Number: Na1486 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Three human figures surrounded by a thin red arch shape with animals all around. The top left human ahs a bow and an arrow, the top right human has a bow, and the bottom left human has an arrow. The humans are wearing brown, blue, red, and black clothing. From left to right, the animals are the following colours: black, blue, black, brown, yellow, red, and yellow. 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 'Hunting with bow and spear Oonark, Noah 8/49 1975'. In the lower right corner, there is a circular embossing. The print is on horizontally rectangular white paper.
Narrative
Balshine family collection.
Item History
- Made by Jessie Oonark (Maker) in Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada during 1975
- 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
- Hunting with Bow and Spear
- Identification Number
- Na1486
- Type of Item
- Overall
- height 55.0 cm, width 75.0 cm
- Frame
- height 76.2 cm, width 101.4 cm, depth 0.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Creator
- Jessie Oonark (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 1975
- 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
- 1263/0308