People of the Sea
People of the Sea

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People of the Sea,

1961

Mary Igiu, Inuit, 1925–1968; active Kinngait [Cape Dorset], Nunavut, Canada
Printmaker: Iyola Kingwatsiak, Inuit, 1933–2000; active Kinngait [Cape Dorset], Canada
2025-262

Information

Title
People of the Sea
Dates

1961

Maker
Mary Igiu
Printmaker: Iyola Kingwatsiak
Medium
Stencil
Dimensions
48.3 × 61 cm (19 × 24 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Scott White, Class of 1973
Object Number
2025-262
Signatures
Stamped, right edge
Inscription
Along bottom edge: People of the sea Skin stencil 8/50 Cape Dorset 1961 Mary Igiu
Culture
Native American, Inuit, inuit
Type
prints

Lorne Balshine (1944–2012), Vancouver. [Walker's Fine Art & Estate Auctioneers Ottawa, ON, Inuit Art Auction, November 3, 2013, lot 19]; purchased by Scott White, Rockville, MD; gifted to the Princeton University Art Museum, October 2025.

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