Cloaked Figures and Faces and Animal: Mary Ayaq Anowtalik Colored Pencil Drawing cat pin and two of the original

and two of the original three pins remain in tact to lock it in place when folded up

which I'd guess date to the 1920s or 30s

Jingles perhaps again a somewhat sardonic reference to the character of the writing on the scrolling page in her hand

hooked area is 19 1/4" x 16 1/8"

A number of years ago

Cloaked Figures and Faces and Animal: Mary Ayaq Anowtalik Colored Pencil Drawing cat pin and two of the originalLove. This is a colored pencil drawing by Mary Ayaq Anowtalik (born 1938; Inuk, based in Arviat, Nunavut, Canada), best known for her stone sculptures she began carving in the 1950s as well as, especially more recently, her drawings. This drawing bears a strong relationship to her sculptures, which she has described as representing the closeness of Inuit family and relatives, and specifically portraying "the intimacy of our former life at Ennadia