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Catalog Number CAS 0370-1157   CAS 0370-1157; Stone cut print
Category Visual Arts
Object Name Stone cut print
Culture South Baffin Inuit
Global Region North America
Country Canada
State/Prov./Dist. Nunavut
County
Other Geographic Data Baffin Island, Cape Dorset
Maker's Name Lukta
Date of Manufacture 1965
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Ink on paper
Description Stone cut print on white paper entitled "Blue Goose" depicting solitary goose shown in standing right profile with its wings partially outstretched as if preparing to take flight; Upper body of goose is blue-black and underbody is brown, against plain white background; "Blue Goose, Dorset 1965, 15/50, Lukta" is handwritten in pencil below image; Embossed chop mark of printer appears in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 33.0, Length = 50.3