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Looking Back from Seal Hunting During the Summer

Lucassie Tukalak; Puvirnituq

Artwork Details

Looking Back from Seal Hunting During the Summer
1917-2003
Lucassie Tukalak; Puvirnituq
stonecut and stencil on paper
24 1/4 x 28 1/4 x 3/4 in. (61.6 x 71.75 x 1.91 cm)
Gift of Robert Ely, I.E., 1954
2023/2.85

Description

Physical Description:

Colored stonecut enhanced with stencil of two figures and a harvested seal. The figure to the left faces the viewer. He carries a kayak upon which lies a harvested bird. The second figure is seen from the side facing left. He drags a freshly killed seal by a line in its mouth and his other hand supports the front end of the kayak. The summer sun is seen to the left denoting the summer months.

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