Wall hanging
Naomi Ityi
(Canadian (Inuit), 1928–2003)
about 2002
Object PlaceBaker Lake, Nunavut, Canada
Medium/TechniqueWool plain weave, appliqued and embroidered with cotton thread
DimensionsOverall: 94 × 144.8 cm (37 × 57 in.)
Credit LineGift of Joyce W. and P. Frederick Sparling
Accession number2019.612
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceFebruary 1, 2004, sold by Spirit Wrestler Gallery, Vancouver, to Fred and Joyce Sparling, Pittsboro, NC; 2019, gift of Fred and Joyce Sparling to the MFA. (Accession date: June 19, 2019)
late 19th or early 20th centuries
19th century
19th century
mid to late 1860s
mid- to late 19th century