Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1169 | ![]() |
Category | Visual Arts | |
Object Name | Stencil 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 | Kiakshuk (Kiaksuk) (1886-1966) | |
Date of Manufacture | 1960 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Ink on paper | |
Description | Sealskin stencil print on white paper entitled "Three Bear Hunters" depicting 3 hunters (2 armed with spears) confronting a bear; All figures are depicted in highly stylized manner and are printed in blue and black ink against a blank background; "Three Bear Hunters, Sealskin stencil 31/50, Cape Dorset Baffin Island, 1960, Kiakshuk" is handwritten in pencil below image; Artist's chop mark is printed in red ink and chop mark of artists' co-op (Canadian Eskimo Art) is printed in black ink below and to right of image. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 64.8, Length = 49.8 |