Condition Report

LOT #007

Inuit Art | Part One

Kiawak Ashoona
1933 - 2014
Canadian Indigenous


Hawk and Fox
stonecut on paper
titled, editioned 38/52, dated 1960, inscribed "Cape Dorset Baffin Isl." / "Stone Cut" / "Kiawak" and stamped with the Cape Dorset stamp
8 3/4 x 6 1/2 in 22.2 x 16.5 cm


Overall Condition of Work
 •  Overall, this work is in good to very good condition

Methods of Inspection
 •  This work was inspected out of the frame
 •  This work was inspected under magnification

Paper Support
 •  Extremely minor Discolouration from a non-archival backing present Throughout

Framing and Mounting
 •  This work is framed with a non-archival backing
 •  This work is framed with regular glass
 •  Non-archival tape from previous framing present Near the upper edge on verso

Notes on Material


Comments on Condition
Hinging tape from previous framing is visible from the front
Prepared by:  Douglas Watt
Report date:  Wednesday, Jan 05, 2022


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