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Loon Warn the Hunter that Caribou is Near


Davidialuk Alasua Amittu, Loon Warn the Hunter that Caribou is Near, 1976, color stonecut on paper, Gift of David and Elaine Oyler, © unknown, research required, 2006.62.1

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Title

Loon Warn the Hunter that Caribou is Near

Artist

Davidialuk Alasua Amittu (Canadian, Inuit, and Purvirnituq, 1910-1976)

Date

1976

Medium

color stonecut on paper

Edition

9/35

Dimensions (H x W x D)

image: 4 15/16 in x 10 9/16 in; sheet: 9 in x 14 11/16 in

Inscriptions & Markings

title; signature: Loons warn the hunter that a caribou is near / Davidialuk/Caroline Oumaluk / Povungnituk, graphite, lower middle below edition and date

edition; inscription; date: 9/35. [unread characters] 1976, graphite, lower middle

text transcription: [unread characters], printed, lower middle on stone

Collection Area

Native American Art; Graphic Arts

Category

Arctic

Prints

Object Type

relief print

Culture

Canadian

Cultural Group

Inuit

Tribe/Nation

Povungnituk

Credit Line

Gift of David and Elaine Oyler

Accession Number

2006.62.1

Copyright

© unknown, research required

Terms

Inuit

paper

reindeer

relief printing

relief prints

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