Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1162 | |
| 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 | |