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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0990   CAS 0370-0990; Engraving
Category Visual Arts
Object Name Engraving
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 Kenojuak Ashevak (Kenoyuak) (1927-2013)
Date of Manufacture 1962
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Ink on paper
Description Untitled engraving on white paper depicting mythological animal (part bird and part quadruped) with 3 heads and 2 birds perched on its back; Image is printed in black ink on plain background; "8/50" is printed below lower left corner and artist's signature "Kenojuak" is handwritten in pencil below lower right corner; Embossed chop mark of printer appears in lower right border.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 48.6, Length = 33.2