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Pitseolak Ashoona

Man Repairing Sledge

Maker

Pitseolak Ashoona (Inuit, ca. 1904-1983)
Echalook Pingwartook (Canadian), printer

Culture

Inuit

Title

Man Repairing Sledge

Year

1964

Medium

  • Stone cut on Japanese Kinwashi hemp-fiber paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Stone cut on Japanese Kinwashi hemp-fiber paper

Materials

engraving

Supports

  • Oriental paper

Dimensions

Sheet: 46.4 x 62.6 cm (18 1/4 x 24 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed and dated in pencil at LR:Pisteolak 1964; LL:Man repairing sledge; at center:Stone Cut 14/50. Cape Dorset community stamp at LL.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James Houston

Object Number

76.206

Type

  • Prints

Publications

  • Journal

Manual / Issue 11: Repair

Articles

Inuit Printmaking and the Concept of Purity

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Pitseolak Ashoona (Inuit, ca. 1904-1983)
Echalook Pingwartook (Canadian), printer
Man Repairing Sledge, 1964
Stone cut on Japanese Kinwashi hemp-fiber paper
Sheet: 46.4 x 62.6 cm (18 1/4 x 24 5/8 inches)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James Houston 76.206

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