Ikayukta Tunnillie, Birds Around Foxskin
Ikayukta Tunnillie
1911-1980
Inuit, Nunavut
Date
1979
Medium Specific
Stonecut/Stencil
Edition / State
15/50
Publisher
Cape Dorset
Classification
Print
Dimensions
16 1/2 x 23 3/4 in. (41.9 x 60.3 cm)Framed: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Accession Number
2016.35.20.325
Credit
Gift of Gloria and Selig Kaplan
Biography
Ikayukta Tunnillie (also known as Tunnillie Tunnillie, Ikajukta Tunnillie, Ekayutaq Tunnillie, 1911–1980) was an Inuit artist in the fields of printmaking and drawing. Tunnillie was born in Nunavut and traveled for much of her life. Tunnillie's work in drawing and printmaking focused on animals and life in the North. She was one of the oldest printmakers to work with the West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative.
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Date of Bio
Inscription
Birds around foxskin, Stonecut and Stencil, 15/50, Dorset '79, Ikayukta