I Am Always Thinking About the Animals Item Number: Na1494 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Stonecut and stencil print. Central frontal figure with a circular yellow head that has three black and white heads within, one frontal with an outward facing profile at either side. Radiating from the outside of the head, there are the following from left to right: a downward facing human, an outward facing profile human head with a long neck, an outward facing bird head with a long neck that has an outward facing profile human head on top, an outward facing caribou head with a long neck that has a dog on top; two central inward facing yellow dog heads with long necks that have inward facing profile human heads beneath and within their neck curvature; an outward facing caribou head with a long neck, an outward facing bird head with a long neck, an outward facing profile human head with a long neck, and a downward facing human. The background is red with blue areas around the bottom. In the lower right corner is the Baker Lake symbol (small yellow image of a right pointing arrow emerging from a bulge) pointing to pencilled syllabic. Pencil inscription across the bottom edge on the back reads 'I am Always Thinking About the Animals 22/50 1973 Tookoome'. In the lower right corner, there is a circular embossing. The print is on horizontally rectangular white paper mounted with off-white matboard and framed.
Narrative
Balshine family collection.
Item History
- Made by Simon Tookoome (Maker) in Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada during 1973
- Collected between 1973 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
- I Am Always Thinking About the Animals
- Identification Number
- Na1494
- Type of Item
- Overall
- height 54.5 cm, width 78.5 cm
- Frame
- height 79.0 cm, width 99.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Creator
- Simon Tookoome (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 1973
- Collection Date
- between 1973 and 1981
- Ownership Date
- before January 25, 1988
- Acquisition Date
- on January 25, 1988
Other
- Item Classes
- works on paper
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1263/0316