Sculpture
Sculpture depicting a snowy owl (uppik) and a bird (gull or raptor) in ivory on a soapstone base. The two birds are near a nest containing three eggs, which was carved into the stone base.
- Accession Number 2022.18.129
- Period 20th century
- Materials ivory, walrus, stone, soapstone
- Measurements 16 x 11,5 x 8,5 cm
Historical context
Inuit sculpture depicting a snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus) on a mound next to a smaller bird. The two birds, carved from walrus ivory, are on the ground, close to a nest that was carved into the soapstone base. The large dimensions of the nest and its three eggs confirm that they belong to the uppik, or snowy owl in Inuktitut. The latter is clearly larger than the other bird, whose accentuated beak suggests that it is a predator coveting the...
- Accession Number 2022.18.129
- Period 20th century
- Materials ivory, walrus, stone, soapstone
- Measurements 16 x 11,5 x 8,5 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, Michel Noël Collection, 2022.018.129
Photo by Victor Diaz Lamich
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