People and Grailings Item Number: Na1496 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Five human heads are depicted including one central ornage figure who is depicted in full with the head in profile, the arms outstretched, and wearing a grey robe. Two blue and black frontal human heads are surrouned by orange semi-ovals at either top side of the central figure. Two blue and white human heads shown in profile on lower portion of print have a blue and purple animal ? or a red fish coming out of their mouths. Colours in between include blue, orange, yellow, purple, and brown. 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 'People and Grailings 27/50 1974' and has a signature. In the lower right corner, there is a circular embossing. The print is on a vertically rectangular, light white-yellow, hand-made paper piece.

Narrative

Balshine family collection.

Item History

What

Name
People and Grailings
Identification Number
Na1496
Type of Item
print
Overall
height 94.0 cm, width 63.2 cm
Frame
height 101.4 cm, width 75.9 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 1974
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
Accession Number
1263/0318