Senaktok

About this object

History of use

The Inuit prints consist of stencils, stonecut engravings and lithographs from the communities of Cape Dorset, Baker Lake, Povunenituk, Holman Island, Pangnirtung and Clyde River. The first Cape Dorset prints were in 1959, Povunenituk in 1962, Holman Island in 1965, Baker Lake in 1970, Pangnirtung in 1973 and Clyde River in 1981. Since the late 1940's Indian and Northern Affairs have supported the development of art from the Canadian Arctic in co-operation with the Canadian Eskimo Arts Council. Catalogues have been published since 1959 and most of the prints are documented in their year of production. At Holman Island stonecutting and printing techniques have been kept simple. The first were made from original drawings on the stone block. The Holman prints are individual in the imagery derived from copper Eskimo tradition.

Narrative

Balshine family collection.

Cultural context

contemporary art

Physical description

Image of a man-like figure that has a tail with a winged man-like figure projecting from the mouth and held by the teeth. The figures are brown. There are three blue-cloud like images around the figure. Pencil inscription across the bottom edge reads 'Holman 79, Senaktok 37/50 Nanogak/Egutak'. In the lower right corner, In the bottom right corner, there is an imprint in the shape of an ulu and it reads 'Holman' along with a circular embossing of a Canadian Eskimo Arts Council stamp of approval. The print is on horizontally rectangular, light beige paper.