Sculpture
Steatite sculpture of an Inuk lifting a bundle of sand rye (ivik or iviit). He is wearing sealskin pants.
- Accession Number 2022.18.161
- Artiste / Auteur Qarqutuq, Josephie Naalatturak
- Period 20th century
- Materials stone, soapstone
- Measurements 10,5 x 8 x 3,5 cm
Historical context
Steatite sculpture of a standing man lifting a bundle. The elongated ring motifs on his pants suggest that this garment was made from the fur of the ringed seal (Pusa hispida). As for his loose-fitting parka, adorned with paler horizontal stripes at the cuffs and lower waist, this corresponds to a qulittaq (men’s parka) made from two shades of caribou (Rangifer tarandus) fur – tuttu, in Inuktitut – whose dense, tightly-p...
- Accession Number 2022.18.161
- Artiste / Auteur Qarqutuq, Josephie Naalatturak
- Period 20th century
- Materials stone, soapstone
- Measurements 10,5 x 8 x 3,5 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, Michel Noël Collection, 2022.018.161
Photo by Victor Diaz Lamich
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