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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1166   CAS 0370-1166; 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 Ulayu
Date of Manufacture 1964
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Ink on paper
Description Stone cut print on white paper entitled "Shore Birds", depicting 2 birds walking on ground with 8 others overhead in flight; Image is printed in black ink; "23/50 Shore Birds, Stone cut, Ulaya 1964" is handwritten in pencil along bottom of image; Chop marks of artist and of artists' co-op (Canadian Eskimo Art) are printed in black and red ink below and to right of image; Embossed chop mark of artists' co-op appears in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 62.5, Length = 43.1