2008.1.14 - Owl Defending Nest
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Object Typeprint
ArtistAshoona, Pitseolak
Date Made1964
Item Details
Object Typeprint
ArtistAshoona, Pitseolak
Date Made1964
Accession Number
2008.1.14
Title
Owl Defending Nest
Object Type
print
Artist
Ashoona, Pitseolak
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Date Made
1964
Place Made
Canada: Nunavut, Cape Dorset
Culture/Nationality
Inuit
Materials
ink on paper; stonecut
Measurements
sheet: 61.7 cm x 84.7 cm; image: 46 cm x 52.4 cm
Description
Owl at centre of image atop a nest of hatching chicks. A woman stands behind with a baby in her amauti; she holds an ulu in one hand and a fish(?) in the other. Two black birds on either side of owl appear to be…
Owl at centre of image atop a nest of hatching chicks. A woman stands behind with a baby in her amauti; she holds an ulu in one hand and a fish(?) in the other. Two black birds on either side of owl appear to be attacking. Paper is very fibrous.
Edition Number
13/50
Credit Line
Gift of Milton Halvarson
Location
Print Study Centre
Citation
Page Citation for 2008.1.14 - Owl Defending Nest
Page Citation
"2008.1.14 - Owl Defending Nest, University of Alberta Museums Art Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/11-22195. Accessed 04 Oct. 2024.
Publications
Title
Cape Dorset Eskimo Graphic Art 1964-65
Publication Date
1965
Pages
40
