Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1221 | |
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 |