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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0989   CAS 0370-0989; 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 Pudlat
Date of Manufacture 1964
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Ink on rice paper
Description Stone cut print on white rice paper entitled "Alert Owls" depicting 2 realistic images of owls, both shown in 3/4 profile, one above the other and without any apparent relationship between them; Images are printed in green ink; "20/50, Alert Owls, Pudlat, 1964" is handwritten in pencil below image; Chop marks for artist and of artists' co-op (Canadian Eskimo Art) is printed in black and red ink to right of images.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 31.5, Length = 46.6