Boy

About this object

Narrative

Balshine family collection. Appears in Baker Lake Prints catalogue published in 1970 as Print #40.

Physical description

Image of a figure in black. The inside of the body and the face are open, encircled by the outline of the head, the outstretched arms, and the legs folding over with inward pointing triangular projections. The eyes are ovals in ovals with brows above, a long nose extending downward from the top of the head, and a mouth. In the lower right corner, there is a small yellow image of a right pointing arrow emerging from a bulge pointing to pencilled syllabic. Pencil inscription across the bottom edge reads 'Boy 41/44 1970 Angasaqlo Amarook' with syllabic above. The print is on a vertically rectangular, white paper piece.