Bird Before Flight INV#43479 Antique Mother of Pearl Button

Antique Mother of Pearl Button

engraved surfaces

LithographPaper: Pescia Light BluePrinter: Niveaksie Quvianaqtuliaq

16 x 8 x 1 in

and my mother’s surname

Bird Before Flight INV#43479 Antique Mother of Pearl ButtonA perched bird sits on a rock captured moments before taking flight. Stone Approx. 11. 5 x 7 x 14 cm Registration no. C11 40481 Residing in Akulivik, a small village in Nunavik, the arctic region of Quebec, the carving style as well as the type of stone found in the area differs from those of Nunavut. Stone found in Nunavik is much harder, and is therefore more difficult to carve. Carvers in the region thus have a more expressive style with expressive