It's a Sorceror
Item number 3636/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Stonecut print on thin paper; done in horizontal orientation. Print depicts a polar bear with two large birds behind it; all done in profile. The bear, coloured naturally, is seated and has four green birds with orange beaks protruding from around it's head; birds extend from mouth, ear, chin, and back of head. The two birds behind the bear are standing upright, have their wings extended, and their heads facing away from the bear; done in black with white details throughout, indicating feathers, and with circular red crests on their foreheads. Place made, Eskimo Western Arctic, date made, title, and edition number, 32/50, written in pencil along bottom of print. Artist signature printed in black above pencil inscription. (Attached to dark brown matboard frame.)
Narrative
Printed using a heavy stone printing block, see 3636/2.
Item History
- Made by Agnes Nanogak (Maker) in Holman, Northwest Territories, Canada and Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada during 1970
- Owned by Waddington's before July 28, 2023
- Received from Waddington's (Seller) and Michael O'Brian Family Foundation (Funding source) on July 28, 2023
What
- Name
- It's a Sorceror
- Identification Number
- 3636/1
- Type of Item
- Overall
- height 62.3 cm, width 73.6 cm
- Image
- height 46.0 cm, width 61.2 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Holman, Northwest Territories, Canada and Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Creator
- Agnes Nanogak (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Waddington's
- Received from
- Waddington's (Seller) and Michael O'Brian Family Foundation (Funding source)
When
- Creation Date
- during 1970
- Ownership Date
- before July 28, 2023
- Acquisition Date
- on July 28, 2023
Other
- Item Classes
- works on paper
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3636/0001
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