Hunters on Sea Ice Item Number: 3495/3 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Stonecut print of eight hunters pulling a sled. Four hunters are holding onto the sides of the sled, two on either side, and three are pulling it forward with a single cord. The four holding the sled have their backs turned, three pulling are facing left. The eighth hunter is standing alone in the foreground. All are wearing parkas, with the hoods up, short pants, and tall boots. The clothing of the seven with the sled are plain black. The eighth hunter has white trim along the parka cuffs, and bottom edges of the parka and pants. Along the bottom edge of the print the title, technique, edition number, place made, date and artist signature are written in pencil. Signatures, in syllabics, with Cape Dorset Co-operative symbol stamped in bottom right corner. Canadian Eskimo Arts Council blind-embossed stamp below Cape Dorset Co-operative symbol. (Print is taped to board backing.)
The carvings in this donation (3495/1-9) were mostly collected by Kathi McKay, who was a teacher on Baffin Island in the 1970s. She later lived in Yellowknife.