sculpture
| Nom de l'objet : | sculpture |
| Artiste ou artisan : | Smith, Levi Alasua Pirti |
| Type de l'objet : | sculpture |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | REPRESENTATIONS |
| Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | carvings & sculpture |
| Matériaux : | stone |
| Technique de fabrication : | carved |
| Numéro de catalogue : | Na1365 |
| Province d'origine : | Quebec |
| Pays d'origine : | Canada |
| Continent d'origine : | North America |
| Région naturelle : | Nunavik |
| Autres données géographiques : | Hudson's Bay, Northern Quebec |
| Culture : | Inuit |
| Secteur géo-culturel : | Arctic America |
| Contexte culturel : | contemporary art |
| Date de début de production : | 1969 |
| Date de fin de production : | 1969 |
| Description : | Blocky, two headed composition with large ears meeting at the side. Faces are broad and have oval eyes, broad noses with large nostrils, and straight mouths. Five curved rib-like lines are below one head, flipper-like appendage is wrapped around to below |
| Commentaires : | Balshine family collection. |
| Fonctions : | Contemporary Inuit sculpture produced for the art market began in the 1950's in response to a very successful sale, by the Canadian Handicraft Guild in Montreal in 1949, of pieces collected by James A. Houston on the east coast of Hudson Bay. The Inuit co-operatives developed by 1959 and a central marketing agency was established in 1965. Carving continues to be a major source of income in the Eastern Canadian Arctic, an area which has undergone major social and economic changes, especially since World War II. There has been a steady growth in permanent settlements during the last half of this century which has made large scale carving in stone feasible. Traditionally, carving materials were mainly bone, antler, and ivory, because of their light weight, strength, and durability. Heavier and more fragile stone was used primarily for lamps and cooking vessels. Although Inuit sculpture is often referred to as 'soapstone' sculpture, in fact, less than half of the stone used is soapstone (a high-grade talc or steatite). Other stones commonly used include serpentine, olivine, periodite, chrysolite, and others. In the early years of the industry it was possible to identify where a carving came from by the specific type of stone used, however, in recent years stone is traded on a wider, regional basis. Whale bone, antler, walrus tusk ivory, and a variety of other materials are also used by Inuit carvers. Themes in Inuit sculpture are based on personal experiences and beliefs, derive from oral traditions, mythology, as well as from narrative and figurative themes depicting arctic fauna and scenes of traditional Inuit life. Regional, community, and individual styles are also apparent. |
| Hauteur : | 9 |
| Largeur : | 9.5 |
| Profondeur : | 5.5 |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | cm |
| Département : | Museum of Anthropology |
| Établissement : |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Vancouver |
| Province de l'établissement : | British Columbia |
| Enregistrement de l'institution : | Fiche complète provenant du site du musée |
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