2008.1.49 - The Shaman's Wife
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Object Typeprint
ArtistAshoona, Pitseolak
Date Made1980
Item Details
Object Typeprint
ArtistAshoona, Pitseolak
Date Made1980
Accession Number
2008.1.49
Title
The Shaman's Wife
Object Type
print
Artist
Ashoona, Pitseolak
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Date Made
1980
Place Made
Canada: Nunavut, Cape Dorset
Culture/Nationality
Inuit
Materials
ink on paper; stonecut and stencil
Measurements
sheet: 71.7 cm x 50.1 cm; image: 47.5 cm x 28.7 cm
Description
A woman sits cross-legged at centre of paper. Her arms are crossed with hands tucked into sleeves of parka. Her face is tattooed and her eyes are rolling upwards as if in a trance. A blur bird sits a top her head.…
A woman sits cross-legged at centre of paper. Her arms are crossed with hands tucked into sleeves of parka. Her face is tattooed and her eyes are rolling upwards as if in a trance. A blur bird sits a top her head. Chop in top left corner.
Edition Number
37/50
Credit Line
Gift of Milton Halvarson
Location
Print Study Centre
Citation
Page Citation for 2008.1.49 - The Shaman's Wife
Page Citation
"2008.1.49 - The Shaman's Wife, University of Alberta Museums Art Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/11-22230. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
Publications
Title
Dorset 80
Publication Date
1980
Pages
84
