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Carving

Image
Accession no.: Y: 2005/10
Title: Carving
Description: Carving, Owl, serpentine on base. Artist and community: unknown. Canada, before 1976.
Object type: Carving
Classified name:
Current place name: Canada
Keyword(s): Carvings
Number of items: 1
Full description:

Carving: Owl, in green serpentine. Carved at an oblique angle. Oval eyes are incised on round head. Wings are carved at each side. Four parallel vertical grooves on bottom left wing; 3 parallel oblique grooves on right wing. Foot, at centre bottom, has 3 parallel, horizontal claws. Remnant of square paper label on right back. Carving is attached to wooden base painted black (except back) with two metal screws. Rectancular metal plaque attached to top of base with 4 metal nails (3 missing): "Fellows Award. 1976. Dr. Terence Armstrong. The Arctic Institute of North America". Two circular holes right top on base.
Dimensions: Image:
  • Diameter: ?mm; depth: ?mm
  • base) Length: 365mm
  • carving) Width: 320mm
  • total including base) Height: 246mm