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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1162   CAS 0370-1162; 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 Pitseolak (1904-1973)
Date of Manufacture 1961
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Ink on paper
Description Stone-cut print entitled "In the Night Sky" on white paper showing native man riding on sled being pulled by mythological creature with bird's body and human head; Man appears to be sitting on tail of mouse-like animal whose body is bouncing in the air behind the man; Entire image is printed in black ink; "In the Night Sky, Stone cut #10/50 Cape Dorset N.W.T. 1961 Mary Pitseolak" is written in pencil along bottom of image; Artist's chop mark is stamped in red ink and artists' co-op mark is stamped in black ink above and to right of image.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 76.3, Length = 35.5