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Capturing Large Bird

Mathewsie Maniapik; Inuit; Pangnirtung

Artwork Details

Capturing Large Bird
1984
Mathewsie Maniapik; Inuit; Pangnirtung
stencil on paper
21 1/4 x 23 1/2 x 3/4 in. (53.98 x 59.69 x 1.91 cm)
Gift of Robert Ely, I.E., 1954
2023/2.84

Description

Physical Description:

Stencil depicting a man and woman in parkas ensnaring a large bird. They face each other and hold a trap built from six branches tied with string, with which they have captured the feet/legs of the bird.

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