The paint is red, black, and white.

The paint is red, black, and green.

Kananginak, son of Eegyvudluk Pootoogook, made this print from a drawing by his father. The subject alludes to Inuit knowledge of the interconnected workings of their environment. This print was included in the first graphics collection produced by Cape Dorset Graphics of the West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative, an organization created to promote Inuit art. An exhibition of the first thirty-nine prints toured Canada and the United States to great critical acclaim in 1959, leading to a continuation of the printmaking program, which is still active today.

Gift of Herman Stutzer, Esq.

THE ESKIMO OF BAFFIN LAND AND HUDSON BAY, FROM NOTES COLLECTED BY CAPTAIN GEORGE COMER, CAPTAIN JAMES S. MUTCH, AND REV. E.J. PECK. BOAS, FRANZ BULLETIN, 15, 1901

The paint is red, black, and white.

Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.

Gift of Mrs. Robert Edward Healy

The exact use of this staff is unknown. It was possibly used as a shaman's curing staff. It depicts a raven with a long beak and flattened wings along the side. (Photograph does not show the body or the long staff itself). Most of the greenish paint has come off.

An argillite carving of a bird on its back surmounted by three seated figures. It is stable and in good condition. The toes on the rear sitting figure seem to be intentionally undefined. The long hair on the front figure suggests that he is a Shaman. The 'pin dots' in the centers of the eyes on the boat show the carver used a compass to create the circular forms and if so this is unusual. The piece shows great action and movement and it thought to be one of the great argillite pieces by most scholars.