Sculpture: Very fine grain Inukjuak jadeite; man setting fox trap in snow; flat bottom; incised on underside in syllabics “Saima” and “57162”. Provenience: Canada, Arctic Quebec, Inukjuak (Port Harrison), Inuit; Saima Qissualuk. See p.19 of remarks in Images of the North appraisal for additional information.
Donor:
Katherine Graburn and Nelson H.H. Graburn
Collection place:
Inukjuak, Quebec, Canada
Culture or time period:
Inuit
Materials:
Jadeite
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Sculpture (visual works)
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Comment:
This object record was created because location data had been entered into the PHOEBE database without a corresponding object record. (J. Meehan 6/2003)