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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1170   CAS 0370-1170; 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 Inukjurakjic
Date of Manufacture 1964
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Ink on paper
Description Stone cut print on white mulberry paper entitled "Bear and Seal" depicting adult polar bear dragging body of seal by its head; Image is printed in black ink against plain background; "48/50, Bear and Seal, Stone cut, Inukjurakjic, 1964" is handwritten in pencil below image; Artist's chop mark is printed in black ink and chop mark of artists' co-op (Canadian Eskimo Arts) is printed in black and red ink in upper right corner; Embossed chop mark of printer appears in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 62.5, Length = 49.9