Bird of Spring - Calgary, Alberta
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member wildwoodke
N 51° 02.398 W 114° 05.319
11U E 704094 N 5658302
The Bird of Spring is a sculpture made from fibreglass that copies an original soapstone carving by Abraham Etungat. The sculpture is located in a small park on 11th Street southwest in Calgary, Alberta.
Waymark Code: WMG10J
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 12/30/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member uccacher
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Abraham Etungat (b.1911-d.1999) was an Inuit carver from Cape Dorset, Nunavut Territory, Canada. There are copies of this sculpture in front of the courthouse in Vancouver and Ryerson University in Toronto.

The original carving is 14 centimetres tall.
Where is original located?: Glenbow Museum in Calgary

Where is this replica located?: A small park on the beltline in Calgary, Alberta

Who created the original?: Abraham Etungat

Internet Link about Original: http://arcticexperience.com/sculptures/SculpturePage1

Year Original was Created (approx. ok): 1975
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