Shirt

Museum number:
2-71507
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020071507
Accession number:
Acc.4532
Object count:
1
Description:
T- shirt; white cotton t-shirt with printed scene of two unharnessed dogs attaching surprised caribou; printed underneath ( in syllabics) “ gimit tktuniaktut” = dogs about to kill a caribou and, in lettering made up of caribou hooves “ Gearoge River” + “ RD” 1976 67/150”. “ RD” 1976”+ syllabic letters on back of hem; 63.5x65cm.
Donor:
Katherine Graburn and Nelson H.H. Graburn
Collection place:
Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay), Arctic Quebec, Canada
Verbatim coll. place:
Canada, Arctic Quebec, Kangiqsujuak (George River)
Culture or time period:
Inuit
Maker or artist:
Peter Morgan
Collector:
Nelson H.H. Graburn
Collection date:
1976
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Shirts (main garments)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Shirt, accession number 2-71507, described as T- shirt; white cotton t-shirt with printed scene of two unharnessed dogs attaching surprised caribou; printed underneath ( in syllabics) “ gimit tktuniaktut” = dogs about to kill a caribou and, in lettering made up of caribou hooves “ Gearoge River” + “ RD” 1976 67/150”. “ RD” 1976”+ syllabic letters on back of hem; 63.5x65cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Shirt, accession number 2-71507, described as T- shirt; white cotton t-shirt with printed scene of two unharnessed dogs attaching surprised caribou; printed underneath ( in syllabics) “ gimit tktuniaktut” = dogs about to kill a caribou and, in lettering made up of caribou hooves “ Gearoge River” + “ RD” 1976 67/150”. “ RD” 1976”+ syllabic letters on back of hem; 63.5x65cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Shirt, accession number 2-71507, described as T- shirt; white cotton t-shirt with printed scene of two unharnessed dogs attaching surprised caribou; printed underneath ( in syllabics) “ gimit tktuniaktut” = dogs about to kill a caribou and, in lettering made up of caribou hooves “ Gearoge River” + “ RD” 1976 67/150”. “ RD” 1976”+ syllabic letters on back of hem; 63.5x65cm.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Shirt, accession number 2-71507, described as T- shirt; white cotton t-shirt with printed scene of two unharnessed dogs attaching surprised caribou; printed underneath ( in syllabics) “ gimit tktuniaktut” = dogs about to kill a caribou and, in lettering made up of caribou hooves “ Gearoge River” + “ RD” 1976 67/150”. “ RD” 1976”+ syllabic letters on back of hem; 63.5x65cm.

Tools