Years before the inaugural Baker Lake print collection debuted in 1970, there had been a series of earlier experimental prints created in 1965-66 by artists such as Arnasungaaq, Avaalaaqiaq, Makpa, Sevoga, Dominic Kingilik, and even Oonark. It is interesting to note that while Kingilik contributed numerous images to this experimental phase, he did not continue as a graphic artist thereafter. Records of the 1965 prints are scant, and the prints themselves are very rare; apart from a copy of this print in the Government of Nunavut Art Collection held at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, we know of no other copies extant.

1. Sandra Barz’s Inuit Artists’ Print Database lists the title as Untitled (Man Killing Bear with Knife and Spear) and a date of 1965.