Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1218 | |
| 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 | Mungita | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1964 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Ink on paper | |
| Description | Stone cut print on white rice paper entitled "Capturing a Powerful Bird" depicting goose-like bird fluttering overhead, while 4 men below try to pull it down by means of rope attached to bird's leg and 5th man shoots arrow toward bird; Bird and 4 men pulling rope are printed in black ink against plain background while archer and his arrow are printed in green ink; "47/50, Capturing a Powerful Bird, Stone cut, Mungita, 1964" is handwritten in pencil beneath image; Chop marks of artist' and of artists' co-op (Canadian Eskimo Art) are printed in black and red ink to left of image. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 62.3, Length = 54.2 | |