Figure Item Number: 2912/20 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small carving of a seal. The animal has two flippers extended at the back, and two tucked close to the body on the ventral side nearer the front. The body is thick and rounded, and shows encircling construction ridges. The head is small, with nose, mouth, eyes and ears carved into the tusk and emphasized in brown. A light brown strip of the tusk’s dentine, rough in texture, runs the length of the figure from nose to rear.
Narrative
Percy F. Broughton is thought to have collected this artifact while he served as a missionary with the Church Missionary Society, in Lake Harbour on Baffin Island, from 1911-1912.
Item History
- Made in Lake Harbour, Nunavut, Canada and Kimmirut, Nunavut, Canada
- Owned by Percy Broughton
- Owned by Erica Milligan and Jennie Milligan before July 25, 2011
- Received from Jennie Milligan (Donor) and Erica Milligan (Donor) on July 25, 2011
What
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Previous Owner
- Percy Broughton, Erica Milligan and Jennie Milligan
- Received from
- Jennie Milligan (Donor) and Erica Milligan (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Lake Harbour, Nunavut, Canada and Kimmirut, Nunavut, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before July 25, 2011
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 2011
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2912/0020