In this gripping image, Kinngait (Cape Dorset) artist Pitseolak Ashoona (c.1904–1983) strikes a balance between the familiar and the otherworldly. The figure of the shaman’s wife boldly faces the viewer and exudes a powerful sense of mystery, yet equal attention is given to the details of her traditional clothing and facial tattoos.   By 1980 the Cape Dorset printmakers excelled at the stonecut print and were able to capture the quality of Pitseolak’s energetic line. The linear outline in the print, not easy to accomplish, is in keeping with her original drawing. Even the texture of the sealskin clothing and the pattern of the facial tattoos appear to be active, true to Pitseolak’s interest in conveying movement throughout her artworks.