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Sculpture made from single piece of soapstone. A man is shown in a parka, with the hood up covering his head, standing in a wide stance, his arms raised to shoulder height, clutching in both hands a sinew rope. A seal lays upside down in front of him, attached to the other end of the rope. A cleaver made of wood lies beside the man's right foot.
Soapstone carving of a woman. Figure stands upright with feet and legs together, arms straight at her sides. She is carved wearing a parka (amautik) with long flaps at bottom front and back, with a large hood for carrying a child. The lines of the collar cross below her chin. The garment is worn over knee length trousers and boots. Her hair is gathered in a bun at her neck, and facial features are carved.
Small soapstone carving of a crouched man. Figure has a parka with a long flap at the back, and pointed hood pulled up over his head, as well as leggings, boots and mitts. in his outstretched hands are a flat, round drum made of skin stretched over wood, and a wooden drumstick.
Soapstone carving of a woman and child. Figure stands with feet and legs together, hands held parallel in front of her. She is carved wearing a parka (amautik) and an amaut, a large hood for carrying a child. A small head peaks out of the hood. Both faces are carved with smiling features. The figure is glued to a rectangular base of soapstone. The base of the stand is covered with yellow paper.
Soapstone carving of a man. The man stands in a wide legged stance, knees slightly bent, with one arm resting on torso and the other raised above head to hold a large triangular sack over the shoulder and falling down the back. Figure wears a large parka with a hood that covers all but the carved face.
Felted wool bag, rectangular in shape with a flap covering the mouth and folding half way down the front.. Flap closes with a round, stone button. A braided handle is made of red and green yarn and attached at the upper corners. The front is embroidered with an igloo and sailboat, the flap with two purple walruses, and the back with flowers in orange, green and red, with blue vines. Red yarn is sewn around the edges of the flap and opening. The interior front of the bag is lined with thick brown paper.
Hollow bone tube with bands of cross-hatching at each end. Brown twisted hide cord wrapped around middle, leading to long loop. Cord is reddish on some edges and has been darkened by use.
Osuitok Ipeelee created this lively print of four musk oxen racing across the frozen tundra. It was part of the first graphics collection produced by Cape Dorset Graphics of the West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative, an organization started by James Houston (an artist and Northern Services Officer of the Canadian government) in 1959 to secure recognition of Inuit artists and economic opportunities for Native people. The prints of the collection were produced by an Inuit committee from drawings submitted by Native men and women. The first exhibition of thirty-nine prints toured Canada and the United States to great critical acclaim, leading to a continuation of the printmaking program, which is still active today.
Kananginak, son of Eegyvudluk Pootoogook, made this print from a drawing by his father. The subject alludes to Inuit knowledge of the interconnected workings of their environment. This print was included in the first graphics collection produced by Cape Dorset Graphics of the West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative, an organization created to promote Inuit art. An exhibition of the first thirty-nine prints toured Canada and the United States to great critical acclaim in 1959, leading to a continuation of the printmaking program, which is still active today.
Signed, "Nivisksiak" and his seal