Dog Sled with Seal Hunter and Dogs

Object/Artifact

DPR Collections

Name/Title

Dog Sled with Seal Hunter and Dogs

Description

Outstanding sculpture of a hunter sitting on a dog sled pulled by three dogs, with three seals and a box on the sled. The figures are carved of a greenish argillite and the sled is made of baleen. The slats on the sled are all made of baleen with the exception of the last one on the back, which is wood. The straps are made of thin strips of leather which are either tied directly to the figures or are attached with black thread.

Use

Sculpture depicting Inuit life

Made/Created

Artist

Samwillie Iqaluq

Place

Island

Belcher Islands

State/Province

Nunavut

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Subarctic and Arctic

Culture/Tribe

Inuit

First Nation, Native American

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

The sled is 8 3/4" long and approx. 2 1/8" wide at the slats. The height to the top of the figure seated on the sled is approx. 3". The dogs are 3 1/4", 3 1/2" and 3 7/8" in length and are approx. 1 3/8" high.

Material

Stone - Argillite, Baleen, Leather, Cotton Thread, Wood

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Catherine J. Carroll

Notes

This piece was part of the collection inherited by Bob and Wilma Burrows from Dr. Carroll.