Seita stone

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Artist/Maker	Aukusti Tuhka (maker)
Place of origin	Finland (made)

A print depicting the Seita-kivi stone of Northern Scandinavia.

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Category	Prints
Object type	Print
Titles	Seita stone (alternative title) Seita-kivi (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Lithograph Paper Lithograph
Brief description	Print by Aukusti Tuhka, 'Seita-kivi [Seita stone]', lithograph, Finland, 1955
Physical description	A print depicting the Seita-kivi stone of Northern Scandinavia.
Dimensions	Height: 48cm Width: 36.4cm Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1996
Marks and inscriptions	Signed and dated in pencil 'tuhka 1955'. Inscribed with title and numbered 'I 3/8.'
Object history	The Seita-kivi stone was honoured as a holy monument by the Lapplanders of Northern Scandinavia.
Place depicted
Association	Scandinavia
Bibliographic references	Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1996 Anttonen, Erkki. Aukusti Tuhka. Helsinki, 1995. p. 34
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.90-1996

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Record created	April 20, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O225891/seita-stone-print-aukusti-tuhka/

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