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Nom de l'objet : print
Titre : Night Demons of Sky and Earth
Artiste ou artisan : Ashoona, Pitseolak
Autre artiste : Kingwatsiak, Iyola
Rôle de l'autre artiste : technician
Type de l'objet : print
Catégorie de l'objet : REPRESENTATIONS
Sous-catégorie de l'objet : works on paper
Technique de fabrication : printed
stonecut
Médium : ink
Support : paper
Numéro de catalogue : Na731
Province d'origine : Nunavut
Pays d'origine : Canada
Continent d'origine : North America
Région naturelle : Baffin Island
Culture : Inuit
Secteur géo-culturel : Arctic America
Contexte culturel : contemporary art
Date de début de production : 1961
Date de fin de production : 1961
Description : Print with a brown-black and blue image on off-white paper. Nine stylized bird and animal figures are arranged around a central figure with raised arms, which is holding a crescent shape that supports two of the figures. The group forms an inverted trian
Fonctions : Contemporary Inuit prints were first produced at Cape Dorset in 1957. Although precursors to printmaking can be seen in women's skin applique work and in men's incising of ivory, stone and bone, the impetus for printmaking was as a commercial venture. This venture was established jointly by Inuit artists and John Houston, the civil administrator for Cape Dorset. Other Inuit communities quickly followed the commercial success of Cape Dorset's West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative. Printmaking developed as a communal activity following a Japanese, rather than a Western, model of serigraph production. Each year the cooperatives produce a series of limited edition prints which are sold in the retail art market. In 1965, the Canadian Eskimo Arts Council was established from the Canadian Eskimo Art Committee to ensure high standards were maintained. Printmaking, along with stone carving, provide cash income for communities which have undergone rapid and significant change, during the late 20th century, from traditional hunting based societies to settled communities dependent on consumer goods. The prevalent images depicted in Inuit art are of traditional life, arctic animals and mythology. Recently, contemporary subjects have been depicted by a minority of artists.
Hauteur : 61
Largeur : 92
Unité de mesure linéaire : cm
Hauteur de l'image : 40
Largeur de l'image : 54
Département : Museum of Anthropology
Établissement : UBC Museum of Anthropology  Facebook-UBC Museum of Anthropology  Twitter-UBC Museum of Anthropology  YouTube-UBC Museum of Anthropology
Ville de l'établissement : Vancouver
Province de l'établissement : British Columbia
Enregistrement de l'institution : Fiche complète provenant du site du musée

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