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2023.47.6

Soapstone carving of a seal

2023.47.6

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Collection type
Object
Description
Soapstone carving of a seal
Long description
Green soapstone carving of a seal. The stone is smooth and dark with some small white veins. The seal figure is laying on its side with its paws tucked in to its body. The only articulated features are its eyes, nose, mouth, the claws on its paws, and its tail fins.
Geographical reference
Canada
Northern America > North America > Canada
Canada (Manufactured)
Northern America > North America > Canada (Manufactured)
Cultural groups
Inuit
Sanikiluaq Inuit
Person
Maker Annie Takatak
Other owner Canada Eskimo Art Gallery
Field collector Audrey Butt Colson
PRM source Audrey Butt Colson
Date / Period
Date made: 12/1984
Date collected
February 1985
Acquisition information
Donated: 2023
Materials and processes
Material Steatite Stone, Process Carved
Dimensions
64 x 150 x 43 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2023.47.6
Research and responses

Comparable carvings can be found at the UBC Museum of Anthropology (MOA A2.260) and the American Museum of Natural History (60.1/7082 G). Elana Neher (PRM Intern)

Search terms: Figure, Animal Figure