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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1168   CAS 0370-1168; 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 Sharni
Date of Manufacture 1964
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Ink on paper
Description Stone cut print on white paper entitled "Ducks and Young" depicting pair of adult ducks and one duckling in flight; Ducks are printed in green ink against plain white background; "23/50, Ducks and Young, Stone cut, Sharni, 1964" is handwritten in pencil below image; Chop marks of artist and of artists' co-op (Canadian Eskimo Art) are printed to right of image in black and red ink; Embossed chop mark for printer appears in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 62.2, Length = 43.4