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Kumak puppet

Hierarchical level:

Item

Date:

ca. 1952-1953.

Reference:

R3209-19-3-E, Volume number: 2711

Type of material:

Objects (including medals and pins)

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

4488520

Context of this record:

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Alma Duncan and Audrey McLaren fonds

Dunclaren Productions

Kumak the Sleepy Hunter artifacts

Kumak puppet
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Record information – Details
Date(s):

ca. 1952-1953.

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Place of creation:

Ontario

Extent:

1 puppet : leather, fur, wood, metal wire, styrofoam, yarn, paper and gouache ; 20.5 x 11.0 x 7.5 cm.

Language of material:

English

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Item consists of a Kumak puppet created and used for the production of the animated film "Kumak the Sleepy Hunter". It was produced in 1953 by Alma Duncan and released in 1955.
Provenance:

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Creator: McLaren, Audrey, 1916-2014

Creator: Duncan, Alma, 1917-2004
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General note:

Kumak the Sleepy Hunter is an Inuit legend about a hunter (Kumak) who is too sleepy to hunt, told with puppets. Despite all efforts to change him he remains sleepy until the day when, following a great adventure, he attains success as a hunter. But then he foolishly tells the secret of his success to his nagging wife.

Exhibitions note:

Exhibition title: Alma. Curators: Catherine Sinclair, Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario; 2014.10.02 - 2015.01.11
Further venue: Varley Art Gallery, Markham, Ontario; 2015.01.24 - 2015.05.03
Further venue: Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery, Sarnia, Ontario; 2015.06.05 - 2015.08.03
Further venue: Windsor Art Gallery, Windsor, Ontario; 2016.01.25 - 2016.04.10

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To be viewed with the assistance of an art archivist.

Volume [R3209]

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2711 Item no. assigned by LAC 2707

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Copyright: Estate of Alma Duncan
Credit: Library and Archives Canada, R3209-2711, item 2707

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