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Catalog Number CAS 0370-1175   CAS 0370-1175; Stone cut print
Category Visual Arts
Object Name Stone cut print
Culture Eskimo
Global Region North America
Country Canada
State/Prov./Dist. Quebec
County
Other Geographic Data Povungnituk
Maker's Name Kuanana
Date of Manufacture 1962
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Ink on paper
Description Stone cut print on white paper with undetermined title, depicting standing Eskimo man dressed in parka, pants, and mukluks and holding bow and arrows in right hand and goose in left hand; Smaller goose is depicted above man's right shoulder and unidentified quadruped is depicted beneath his feet; Images are all printed in black ink and outlined with negative silhouettes; "18/30, 1962" are hand printed in pencil below image, along with additional information (title, artist's name, etc.?) which are printed in Inuit characters.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 38.8, Length = 55.1