Birds Caribou and Rabbits

Starting in the late 1940's Indian and Northern Affairs supported the development of art from the Canadian Arctic in co-operation with the Canadian Eskimo Arts Council. In 1961-62 an officer with Northern Affairs collected pencil drawings which convinced him that a graphics programme was feasible. In August 1965, the first prints were enthusiastically received by the Canadian Eskimo Arts Council. The first collection, issued in 1970, contained 27 of the early prints. The Sanavik Co-operative was incorporated in 1971.

Drawing of two birds. Two brown birds on the right side. Below the brown birds, there is a yellow dog behind a turquoise caribou. Below the dog and the caribou, there are four yellow rabbits, three of which are horizontal while the other one is vertical. One yellow bird, on the left side, is attacking the other with a spray of red blood resulting. Artist's name in Inuit syllabics along the top. The drawing is on a horizontally rectangular, off-white paper piece.