Waterline

Marianne Nicolson

2015

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Made of red flannel trimmed in black with a bird and a floral design done in white opal yellow, navy blue, blue, light blue metallic gold, dark green and yellow green and myrtle green; brown beads of small size; the bird is in now wise symmetrical, wings sprawled out, feet to one side and head twisted to the other; there is a heart in beads on the breast.
The blade is a piece of a file 5.25 inches long, curved edge 1.938" wide. This is attached to a handle of alder? cut from a tree about 1.5" diameter with a limb .75 inches in diameter. 11.5b. which serves as a handle. The blade was wrapped in blue and white gingham and lashed with Niblick. Fig 94. cotton fish cord.
Inuit print process of stonecutting
Grinding or Polishing Stone, Native American, stone