Man Hunting at a Seal Hole in Ice
Arts of the Americas
ARTIST
Niviaksiak, 1908–1959
CULTURE
Inuit
MEDIUM
Stencil (sealskin) printed in blue ink, paper
DATES
1959
DIMENSIONS
19 x 11 3/4 in. (48.3 x 29.8 cm) (show scale)
SIGNATURE
Signed, "Nivisksiak" and his seal
COLLECTIONS
Arts of the Americas
ACCESSION NUMBER
60.58.1
CREDIT LINE
Dick S. Ramsay Fund
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Niviaksiak (1908–1959). Man Hunting at a Seal Hole in Ice, 1959. Stencil (sealskin) printed in blue ink, paper, 19 x 11 3/4 in. (48.3 x 29.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 60.58.1. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 60.58.1_PS2.jpg)
EDITION
Edition: 30/22
IMAGE
overall, 60.58.1_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2009
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