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Festive Bird,

1971

Pitseolak Ashoona ᐱᓯᐅᓚ ᐊᓱᓇ, Inuit, 1904–1983; born Nottingham Island (Tujjaat), Canada; died Kinngait [Cape Dorset], Canada; active Kinngait
Printmaker: Kananginak Pootoogook ᑲᓇᒋᓇ ᐳᑐᒍᑭ, Inuit, 1935–2010; active Kinngait [Cape Dorset], Canada
2025-265

Information

Title
Festive Bird
Dates

1971

Maker
Pitseolak Ashoona ᐱᓯᐅᓚ ᐊᓱᓇ
Printmaker: Kananginak Pootoogook ᑲᓇᒋᓇ ᐳᑐᒍᑭ
Medium
Stonecut
Dimensions
59.7 × 85.1 cm (23 1/2 × 33 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Scott White, Class of 1973
Object Number
2025-265
Signatures
Stamped, bottom left
Inscription
Along bottom edge
Culture
Inuit, inuit, Native American
Type
prints

John and Joyce Price, Seattle; [First Arts Auction, Toronto, April Online Auction, 26 April, 2020, Lot 17]; purchased by Scott White, Rockville, MD; gifted to the Princeton University Art Museum, October 2025.

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