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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1219   CAS 0370-1219; 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 Aggeo (ca. 1906-1977)
Date of Manufacture 1965
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Ink on paper
Description Stone cut print on white paper entitled "Man with Three Fishes" showing standing Eskimo man dressed in hooded parka, pants and mukluks with his back to viewer, holding line with 3 large fish attached; Man is printed in black ink and fish are printed in black, yellow, and orange; "Man with Three Fishes, Stone cut, 20/50, Aggeo, 1965" is handwritten in pencil below image; Chop marks of artist and artists' co-op (Canadian Eskimo Art) are printed in black and red ink above and to right of image; Embossed chop mark of printer appears in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 63.3, Length = 49.1