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Woman Scraping Sealskin
196520 1/2 x 24 13/16 in. (52 x 63 cm)
Lucy Qinnuayuak (AKA Lucy)
Canada (1915 - 1982) artist
Lukta Qiatsuq
Canada (1928 - 2004) printer
Inuit
Object Type:
Print
Medium and Support:
Color stonecut
Credit Line:
Bequest of Isabel C. Herdle
Accession Number:
2005.71
Location: Not currently on view
Edition: 29/50
Traditionally, Inuit men and women had very defined roles. Men hunted and fished, fashioned tools, shelter and transportation while women took care of the children, prepared food and made clothing. These roles sometimes crossed as they worked together as a unit according to their strengths and to ensure survival. Resettlement of Inuit to permanent communities has disrupted the balance of these traditional roles. The male role of hunter has greatly decreased while female roles have transferred easily to the new living situation in the Arctic.
[Label text from "Art from the Arctic: Inuit Prints and Sculpture" (11/20/09-2/14/10) by Cynthia Culbert]
[Label text from "Art from the Arctic: Inuit Prints and Sculpture" (11/20/09-2/14/10) by Cynthia Culbert]
Provenance
Eskimo Art, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI; purchased by Isabel Herdle, Rochester, NY in 1967; bequeathed to the MAG in 2005
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Art from the Arctic: Inuit Prints and Sculpture Memorial Art Gallery 11/20/2009 - 2/14/2010
Bibliography
This object has the following bibliographic references:
- Memorial Art Gallery. ARTiculate. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery, 2000--.
- Article Scope: Entry. Sandra B. Barz. Inuit Artists Print Workbook. New York, NY: Arts & Culture of the North, 1981-2004. Volume Number: I
- Article Scope: Entry and reproduction. . Eskimo Graphic Art = Les arts graphiques esquimaux. Cape Dorset, 1966.
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