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Catalog Number CAS 0370-1174   CAS 0370-1174; Stencil print
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 Sheauak
Date of Manufacture 1960
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Ink on paper
Description Sealskin stencil print on white paper entitled "Ringed Seal", depicting single image of seal shown in full frontal pose as if standing on its hind flippers; Head of seal is black, its body is teal blue, and its underbelly is white; "Ringed Seal, Skin stencil, 43/50, Cape Dorset Baffin Island, 1960, Sheauak" is handwritten in pencil below image; Chop marks of artist and of artists' co-op are printed in black and red ink slightly above and to right of image.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 30.8, Length = 59.7