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Small Owl
196519 5/16 x 24 7/8 in. (49.1 x 63.2 cm)
Sheojuke Toonoo
Canada artist
Iyola Kingwatsiak (aka Iyola, Iola)
Canada (Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada, 1933 - 2000) printer
Inuit
Object Type:
Print
Medium and Support:
Stonecut
Credit Line:
Bequest of Isabel C. Herdle
Accession Number:
2005.70
Location: Not currently on view
Edition: 19/50
Many migratory birds visit the Arctic but a few like the raven and ptarmigan are year round residents. The snowy owl migrates as necessary when food is scarce. Birds, especially owls and ravens, are very popular in Inuit mythology and for shamans on their journeys to the spirit world.
[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:
- 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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