Lot 223
POOTOOGOOK (1887-1958)
Note:
An Inuk hunter signals the sighting of caribou to companions by raising curved arms above his head to represent antlers, and rotating his body to draw attention to the signal. This practice is still used. The title suggests that the number of fingers raised signaled the size of the caribou herd, but this is unlikely, given the distance between hunters. From: The Inuit Print, The National Museum of Man, Ottawa, 1977, pg. 55