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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0994   CAS 0370-0994; Etching
Category Visual Arts
Object Name Etching
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 Ottochie
Date of Manufacture 1962
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Ink on paper
Description Untitled engraving on white paper depicting man in kayak with double-headed oar, pursuing seal which has been speared and is trailing a float bag, while 5 other seals flee ahead of it; Entire scene is printed in black on plain white background; "10/50" and signature "Ottochie" are handwritten in pencil below image; Embossed chop mark of printer appears in lower right corner of border.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 33.5, Length = 24.1