Sculpture
Steatite sculpture of an owl (uppik).
- Accession Number 2022.18.163
- Artiste / Auteur Weetaluktuk, Paa
- Date 1995
- Materials stone, soapstone
- Measurements 9 x 10 x 6,5 cm
Historical context
Steatite sculpture of a snowy owl (uppik, in the Inuit language). The economy of means is eloquent in this oblong sculpture, so pure and close to abstraction. There’s a concentration of energy in this peaceful representation of the bird, whose barely outlined wings merge with its body. Taking the form of a slightly forward-tilted egg, the owl is at rest, but the oblique posture of its body allows it to take flight easily once its wi...
- Accession Number 2022.18.163
- Artiste / Auteur Weetaluktuk, Paa
- Date 1995
- Materials stone, soapstone
- Measurements 9 x 10 x 6,5 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, Michel Noël Collection, 2022.018.163
Photo by Victor Diaz Lamich
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