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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1221   CAS 0370-1221; 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 Nepachee (Nawpachee, Napachee)
Date of Manufacture 1960
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Ink on paper
Description Stone cut print on white paper entitled "Bird Spirits" depicting two figures, each with human bodies and bird heads; First figure is flying overhead, while second one is shown standing in boat-like vessel with goose head-shaped prow and two feline-like heads at the stern; Images are printed in black ink on teal blue background; "Bird Spirits, Stone cut, 34/50, Cape Dorset Baffin Island, 1960, Nepachee" is handwritten in pencil below image; Chop marks of artist and of artists' co-op are printed in red and black ink in lower right corner of teal blue background area.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 60.6, Length = 48.4