An Inuk Women Processing Sealskin
Abraham POV, Inuit / Canadian, 1927 - 1994
Canadian Inuit
Arctic
Eastern Arctic
1982
Steatite stone
Overall: 13 3/4 × 5 7/8 × 6 11/16 in. (35 × 15 × 17 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Jane and Raphael Bernstein
2011.64.35
Geography
Place Made: Inukjuak (Port Harrison), Nunavik, Canada, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Sculpture
Research Area
Native American
Sculpture
Native American: Arctic-Central and Eastern
Not on view
Inscriptions
Incised, on bottom: CAF / c [encircled] 82 artist's name [Inuktitut syllabics] / A525518 / partial sticker: Canadian Eskimo Art [Certificate of Authenticity]
Course History
NAS 30.21, Native American Art and Material, Jami Powell, Spring 2020
Exhibition History
Tradition and Transformation: Twentieth Century Inuit Art from the Collection of the Hood Museum of Art, Gene Y. Kin Class of 1985 Gallery, Teaching Exhibition, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, October 22, 2014-December 6, 2015.
Provenance
The Guild Shop, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; sold to Jane and Raphael Bernstein, Ridgewood, New Jersey, June 9, 1984; lent to present collection, 2011; given to present collection, 2013.
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