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Print
Small Owl
Sheojuke Toonoo, (1928 - )
Toonoo, Sheojuke
Canada
1928
Female
artist
Kingwatsiak, Iyola
Canada
1933 - 2000
Male
printer
19 5/16 x 24 7/8 in. (49.1 x 63.2 cm)
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sheet
Printer's ink
Printer's ink
Inuit
1965
1965
1965
Print
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]
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2005.70
item
Memorial Art Gallery
5/13/2005
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digital image
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2005.70DI#1
digital image
Front
3/14/2007
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