Sculpture
Sculpture of two seals (natsiq), probably a female and her pup, in ivory on a soapstone base representing pack ice.
- Accession Number 2022.18.122
- Artiste / Auteur Alariaq, Novoalia
- Date 1995
- Materials ivory, walrus, stone, soapstone
- Measurements 3 x 6 x 5,29 cm
Historical context
These two ivory seals (natsiq, singular), of different sizes, suggest that they are probably a female and her pup, who is looking up at her, lying on a soapstone base representing the pack ice. This is the preferred place for seals to give birth or to warm up in the sun.
This miniature, dated 1995, is signed below the base with the name of Novolia Alariaq (1956-1999), an artist from Kinngait (Nunavut) who also lived for a time in N...
- Accession Number 2022.18.122
- Artiste / Auteur Alariaq, Novoalia
- Date 1995
- Materials ivory, walrus, stone, soapstone
- Measurements 3 x 6 x 5,29 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, Michel Noël Collection, 2022.018.122
Photo by Victor Diaz Lamich
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