#81 • Rie Muñoz "Eskimo Game" Artist Proof c.1983

Part of The Works of Rie Muñoz Art Auction (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $225.00

Status: Sold

Category: Art

A signed and numbered 8/25 Artist Proof silkscreen by Alaska artist Rie Muñoz entitled "Eskimo Game". The work captures an Alaska Native woman with a sleeping baby tucked into her amauti, hands extended with a cat's' cradle string game, mid-motion, as she prepares to hand it off to another woman, dressed in blue. String games such as cat's cradle serve as storytelling tools, teaching devices, and social entertainment for all ages. Titled, numbered, signed, and dated by the artist c.1983 across the lower margin. Shrink-wrapped on board measuring approximately 16.25" x 26.25" with a sight view of 14.25" x 25.25".