Witch with Friends Item Number: 1462/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Print depicting a smiling witch with pigtails and a tattooed face at the centre bottom of the print who is surrounded by several figures. One figure looks like a walrus with two feet, another sitting on top of the witch's head resembles a bird, and another appears to have an antler. All of the figures are rendered with black zigzag lines.
Item History
- Made by Pitseolak Ashoona (Maker) in Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada during 1963
- Owned by Vancouver Inuit Art Society before February 22, 1990
- Received from Vancouver Inuit Art Society (Donor) on February 22, 1990
What
- Name
- Witch with Friends
- Identification Number
- 1462/2
- Type of Item
- Overall
- height 31.9 cm, width 45.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Creator
- Pitseolak Ashoona (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Vancouver Inuit Art Society
- Received from
- Vancouver Inuit Art Society (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 1963
- Ownership Date
- before February 22, 1990
- Acquisition Date
- on February 22, 1990
Other
- Item Classes
- works on paper
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1462/0002