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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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Artist
Napatchie Pootoogook (1938 – 2002, Canadian)
Date
1960
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
NeP.04.01
Description
Background is blue green variegated light and dark. On this are various black shapes of men and animals. The top part of the picture has 4 men in a boat, 2 with oars, one casting a spear which is touching the head of a walrus, there are 2 walrus heads. A long curving line runs along the picture,…
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Artist
Napatchie Pootoogook (1938 – 2002, Canadian)
Title
Eskimo Sea Dreams
Date
1960
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
49.5 x 60.5 cm
Description
Background is blue green variegated light and dark. On this are various black shapes of men and animals. The top part of the picture has 4 men in a boat, 2 with oars, one casting a spear which is touching the head of a walrus, there are 2 walrus heads. A long curving line runs along the picture, below this image is another scene. An animal/man with horns, holding a spear and horns is facing another animal/man, behind them a small bird. They are all standing on a large, black whale. brc artist's carver's chop in red and Dorset chop in black.
Subject
activity, hunting
fishing
mythological
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
NeP.04.01
Images
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Artist
Kiakshuk (1886 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
prior to 1962
Medium
copper engraving on paper
Catalogue Number
KiA.04.07
Description
Stylized images of animals and three people float randomly on the page. One of the animals is half animal and half bird. One of the people tlc is a black image. Off to the right of the image is an embossed circle 2.8 dia. with letters inside. Bottom reads “23/50 Dorset 1962 Kiakshuk”Back reads “#26…
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Artist
Kiakshuk (1886 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Men with Animals
Date
prior to 1962
Medium
copper engraving on paper
Dimensions
33.2 x 48.5 cm
Description
Stylized images of animals and three people float randomly on the page. One of the animals is half animal and half bird. One of the people tlc is a black image. Off to the right of the image is an embossed circle 2.8 dia. with letters inside. Bottom reads “23/50 Dorset 1962 Kiakshuk”Back reads “#265 DOR/IF 1962-14”Canadian Eskimo Arts Council (CEAC) embossed chop in br
Subject
figure
group
animal
fish
walrus
mythological
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
KiA.04.07
Images
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Artist
Wilfred Lambert
Date
1978
Medium
woodcut on paper
Catalogue Number
LaW.04.06
Description
The bottom seventh is horizontal lines running from edge to edge, black lines on brown. Bottom edge 7.5 from right is a red brown tumb shape. Three tall spires, each with a red brown circular shape near top, woodgrain-like lines inside spires. An overall texture rest of picture.
Artist
Wilfred Lambert
Title
Silence
Date
1978
Medium
woodcut on paper
Dimensions
60.6 x 41.8 cm
Description
The bottom seventh is horizontal lines running from edge to edge, black lines on brown. Bottom edge 7.5 from right is a red brown tumb shape. Three tall spires, each with a red brown circular shape near top, woodgrain-like lines inside spires. An overall texture rest of picture.
Subject
mythological
Credit
Gift of Michael Laub, Banff, 1990
Catalogue Number
LaW.04.06
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Two-Faced Sea Spirit

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Artist
Eegyvudluk Ragee (1920 – 1983, Canadian)
Date
1960
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
EeG.04.02
Description
Bold, almost all black image centered on paper. Facing left the spirit has two faces on an animal-part-fish.Bottom reads “Two-faced Sea Spirit Stone Cut 47/50 Cape Dorset Baffin Island ‘60 Eejyvudluk” Back reads “205 DOR/L 1960 - “7””Red chop denotes Egevadluq Ragee, black igloo chop denotes West …
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Artist
Eegyvudluk Ragee (1920 – 1983, Canadian)
Title
Two-Faced Sea Spirit
Date
1960
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
27.2 x 37.5 cm
Description
Bold, almost all black image centered on paper. Facing left the spirit has two faces on an animal-part-fish.Bottom reads “Two-faced Sea Spirit Stone Cut 47/50 Cape Dorset Baffin Island ‘60 Eejyvudluk” Back reads “205 DOR/L 1960 - “7””Red chop denotes Egevadluq Ragee, black igloo chop denotes West Baffin Eskimo Coop.Since only two chops are present, this tells us that the artist, Egevadluq, was the artist as well as the printer.
Subject
mythological
sea
spirit
face
fish
aquatic
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
EeG.04.02
Images
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Artist
Eegyvudluk Ragee (1920 – 1983, Canadian)
Date
1977
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
EeG.04.01
Description
A mermaid, happy face with arms outstretched, has a blue fish-scale body, fish tail. She is enclosed in a ribbon of bark textured seaweed? black with yellow tinge.
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Artist
Eegyvudluk Ragee (1920 – 1983, Canadian)
Title
Woman in the Sea
Date
1977
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
42; 44 x 50; 50 cm
Description
A mermaid, happy face with arms outstretched, has a blue fish-scale body, fish tail. She is enclosed in a ribbon of bark textured seaweed? black with yellow tinge.
Subject
mythological
female
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
EeG.04.01
Images
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