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Bears and Woman

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Artist
Ashoona Pitseolak (1904 – 1983, Canadian)
Date
prior to 1962
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
PiA.04.01
Description
engraved images of a woman in long tailed parka faces to the left, arms outstretched; she is facing two bears one is standing and showing teeth. 2.8 dia. embossed circle in br.Bottom reads “23/50 Dorset 1962 Pitseolak”Back reads “#270 DOR/FG 1962-49”Canadian Eskimo Arts Council (CEAC)embossed chop …
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Artist
Ashoona Pitseolak (1904 – 1983, Canadian)
Title
Bears and Woman
Date
prior to 1962
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
31.5 x 45.3 cm
Description
engraved images of a woman in long tailed parka faces to the left, arms outstretched; she is facing two bears one is standing and showing teeth. 2.8 dia. embossed circle in br.Bottom reads “23/50 Dorset 1962 Pitseolak”Back reads “#270 DOR/FG 1962-49”Canadian Eskimo Arts Council (CEAC)embossed chop in br.
Subject
animal
bear
figure
female
mythological
transformation
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
PiA.04.01
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Drum Dancer

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Artist
Peter Pitseolak (1902 – 1973, Canadian)
Date
1970
Medium
stonecut on paper
Catalogue Number
PiP.04.01
Description
A figure clad in a parka, holding two sticks stands in the lower two thirds of the picture. Above hangs a large round drum.
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Artist
Peter Pitseolak (1902 – 1973, Canadian)
Title
Drum Dancer
Date
1970
Medium
stonecut on paper
Dimensions
52.6 x 29.7 cm
Description
A figure clad in a parka, holding two sticks stands in the lower two thirds of the picture. Above hangs a large round drum.
Subject
figure
male
Credit
Gift of Unknown, 1968
Catalogue Number
PiP.04.01
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Pictures out of my life.

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20919
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
[1970?]
Author
Pitseolak
Publisher
Montreal and Toronto : Design Collaborative Books in assocation with Oxford University Press
Call Number
NE541 E8 P5
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Author
Pitseolak
Responsibility
Edited from tape recorded interviews by Dorothy Eber
Publisher
Montreal and Toronto : Design Collaborative Books in assocation with Oxford University Press
Published Date
[1970?]
Physical Description
iv. (unpaged) : illus.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Eskimos - Art
Notes
Text in English and Eskimo
Accession Number
1336
Call Number
NE541 E8 P5
Location
Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
Collection
Art Library
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Pitseolak

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Author
Ashoona, Pitseolak
Publisher
West-Baffin Eskimo Co-operative ; Cape Dorset, N.W.T
Call Number
06.1 As3p
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Author
Ashoona, Pitseolak
Responsibility
Pitseolak, Ashoona
Publisher
West-Baffin Eskimo Co-operative ; Cape Dorset, N.W.T
Physical Description
[28] pages illustrations
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Inuit
Subjects
Eskimo Art
Art
Graphic arts
Women artists
Abstract
Pertains to Pitseolak Ashoona, a Nunatsiarmiut artist who resided in Cape Dorset. She was a prolific graphic artist and contributed extensively to the creation of Indigenous art.
Notes
Book is in both French and English.
Prepared and circulated by the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs in co-operation with the West-Baffin Eskimo Co-operative, Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Accession Number
2019.46
Call Number
06.1 As3p
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
URL pertains to an online resource focused on Pitseolak Ashoona and her life
Websites
http://www.dorsetfinearts.com/featured-print-artist
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Seal

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Artist
Peter Pitseolak (1902 – 1973, Canadian)
Date
prior to 1962
Catalogue Number
PiP.06.01
Description
black stone with grey variations, seal is stretched out full-length with front flippers at side, back stretched out, head outstretched, features and whiskers scribed
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Artist
Peter Pitseolak (1902 – 1973, Canadian)
Title
Seal
Date
prior to 1962
Dimensions
5.2 x 6.2 x 17.0 cm
Description
black stone with grey variations, seal is stretched out full-length with front flippers at side, back stretched out, head outstretched, features and whiskers scribed
Subject
animal
seal;
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
PiP.06.01
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Tattooed Woman, Ulus and Kudlik

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Artist
Ashoona Pitseolak (1904 – 1983, Canadian)
Date
1962
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
PiA.04.03
Description
Six images, line renderings with shading; top row three faces - first tattooed smiling woman, woman with hair in piles, face with ulu mouth; bottom row - first - fish, middle ulu, kudlik; brc embossed circle 2.8 dia. with letters inside.Bottom reads “23/50 Dorset 1962 Pitseolak”.Back reads “: #271 …
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Artist
Ashoona Pitseolak (1904 – 1983, Canadian)
Title
Tattooed Woman, Ulus and Kudlik
Date
1962
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
31.5 x 45.5 cm
Description
Six images, line renderings with shading; top row three faces - first tattooed smiling woman, woman with hair in piles, face with ulu mouth; bottom row - first - fish, middle ulu, kudlik; brc embossed circle 2.8 dia. with letters inside.Bottom reads “23/50 Dorset 1962 Pitseolak”.Back reads “: #271 DOR/FD 1962-31”.Canadian Eskimo Arts Council (CEAC)embossed chop in br.
Subject
Figure
female
Tool
ulu
Mythological
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
PiA.04.03
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Walrus / Bird

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Artist
Ashoona Pitseolak (1904 – 1983, Canadian)
Date
1962
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
PiA.04.04
Description
Line rendering with shading; two bird heads come out of the back of a walrus, the body is grey; a spear with float attached is touching the forehead of the walrus; another float is attached to the right front flipper of the walrus; the left bird has something in its mouth; brc embossed circle 2.8 d…
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Artist
Ashoona Pitseolak (1904 – 1983, Canadian)
Title
Walrus / Bird
Date
1962
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
31.5 x 45.5 cm
Description
Line rendering with shading; two bird heads come out of the back of a walrus, the body is grey; a spear with float attached is touching the forehead of the walrus; another float is attached to the right front flipper of the walrus; the left bird has something in its mouth; brc embossed circle 2.8 dia. with letters inside.Bottom reads “23/50 Dorset 1962 Pitseolak”.Back reads “#272 - DOR/FR 1962-43”.Canadian Eskimo Arts Council (CEAC)embossed chop in br.
Subject
Animal
walrus
bird
Tool
float
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
PiA.04.04
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Walrus, Owl, and Loon

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Artist
Ashoona Pitseolak (1904 – 1983, Canadian)
Date
1962
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
PiA.04.02
Description
Line renderings of stylized animal and two birds; left walrus facing to the right, owl facing straight ahead, legs apart, loon facing left, wings stretched up at back; the images cover most of the space; to the right an embossed circle, 2.8 dia. letters inside; written on back brc: #41.Bottom reads…
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Artist
Ashoona Pitseolak (1904 – 1983, Canadian)
Title
Walrus, Owl, and Loon
Date
1962
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
33.2 x 48.5 cm
Description
Line renderings of stylized animal and two birds; left walrus facing to the right, owl facing straight ahead, legs apart, loon facing left, wings stretched up at back; the images cover most of the space; to the right an embossed circle, 2.8 dia. letters inside; written on back brc: #41.Bottom reads “23/50 Pitseolak”.Back reads “#41”.Canadian Eskimo Arts Council (CEAC)embossed chop in br.
Subject
Animal
warus
owl
loon
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
PiA.04.02
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