Condition Report

LOT #131

Inuit Art | Graphic Works

Napachie Pootoogook
1938 - 2002
Canadian Indigenous


Boy Feeding Birds
stonecut on paper
titled, dated 1961, inscribed "Cape Dorset N.W.T." and "Nawpachie" and stamped with the West Baffin Eskimo Co-Operative seal
18 x 20 in 45.7 x 50.8 cm


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

Paper Support
 •  Discolouration from mat burn present
 •  Extremely minor Wrinkling or waving of the paper present Throughout
 •  Extremely minor Foxing present In small localized areas

Framing and Mounting
 •  This work is framed with a non-archival mat
 •  This work is non-archivally hinged Along the upper edge
 •  Non-archival tape from previous framing present At the edges of the work which is covered by the frame
 •  This work is framed with regular glass

Notes on Material


Comments on Condition

Prepared by:  Rochelle Konn
Report date:  Tuesday, Aug 09, 2022


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