Description

Stonecut print on rectangular off-white paper, in portrait orientation. Print depicts two separate hunting scenes across top and bottom of paper; upper half done in dark green ink, bottom half done in brown. Top scene is shown in profile. It has four hunters; three are walking and one is paddling a kayak. All are wearing an assortment of short and long-tailed parkas, pants, and tall boots. Largest walking hunter is using a walking stick and has a baby on their back; smaller hunter behind them has a bundle on their back too, and is leaning over a dog. Third walking hunter is in motion of running, while holding a blade. In front of all of them is a dog with a harness. The kayaker has two additional figures riding with them. The first is lying across front half of the kayak, looking towards the kayaker; second figure is on the deck behind the kayaker, sitting upright. Two dogs are running alongside the kayak. Bottom scene is done with an overhead view. It has two kayakers, with seal floats and harpoons secured to their boats, and a hunter running alongside them, with a bow in one hand and a blade in the other. The hunters are surrounded by deer, walruses, a bear, birds, and other animals. Irregularly-shaped rectangle in bottom right corner, with "Joe" and syllabics inside it. Edition number, 16/30, syllabics, and the year made are written in pencil along bottom edge.