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Printing Block3636/2

Printing stone, or printing block, made of a heavy irregularly-shaped carved stone; stone is predominantly rectangular with a rounded, triangular protrusion from the bottom right corner. Top, bottom, and left sides, and front and back, are smoothly cut; right side has rougher edges and marks from tools. Image from print "It's A Sorcerer" carved in relief across front surface of stone; surface coloured teal from printing process. Image depicts a seated polar bear with two large birds behind it; all done in profile. The bear has four smaller birds protruding from 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, circular crests on their foreheads, and are facing away from the bear. Semi-circles and curved lines are carved into wings to indicate feathers. Artist signature, written backwards, done in relief in bottom left corner.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Holman, Northwest Territories, Canada and Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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It's a Sorceror3636/1

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.)

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Holman, Northwest Territories, Canada and Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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