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Inuit Woman Scraping Hide, Povungnituk

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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1968
Medium
oil on paper
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.211
Description
A young woman is sitting on her knees with out-stretched hands. She appears to be clutching something. The white parka that she is wearing completely covers her body. The hood acts like a collar around her neck. Her black hair is tucked underneath her hood.
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Inuit Woman Scraping Hide, Povungnituk
Date
1968
Medium
oil on paper
Dimensions
22.8 x 30.3 cm
Description
A young woman is sitting on her knees with out-stretched hands. She appears to be clutching something. The white parka that she is wearing completely covers her body. The hood acts like a collar around her neck. Her black hair is tucked underneath her hood.
Subject
figure, female
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.211
Images
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