Toongark

Creator Sorosiluto Ashoona (Canadian, 1941 - 2011)

Date1979

Mediumcolour stonecut and stencil

Edition45/50

DimensionsOverall: 46.6 × 46.2 cm (18 3/8 × 18 3/16 in.)
Mat: 71.1 × 55.9 cm (28 × 22 in.)

Credit LineGift of Samuel and Esther Sarick, Toronto, 2002

Object number2002/9622

Category

Prints

ProvenanceFrom Goota Ashoona's (the daughter of Surusilutu) visit on September 18, 2025: - Was she scared of ghosts? Some of us let go of what we’re scared of - “Toongark” means afraid of being alone - Is it a ghost? Probably a person we cannot see (rather than just an outfit) - This looks like a girl’s parka. “I have a pattern for this parka, I made my own” - Kamiks look like seal. My mom made me some like that

LocationNot currently on display

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