Personal Inuit Art Life Experience
the drill for instance, the handle is made from a rib of a polar bear and if one is not available it is made from caribou antler. The line is made from bearded seal rope. The drill bits are made from bone when no wood is available with flint stone tips known as bits and the mouth piece is from a knee cap of a caribou. Even things like combs were made out of ivory.
Read MoreSananguaqti Was His Nickname
Sananguaqti was my dad Marc Tungilik`s nickname. His friends called him that and that translates to `The Carver`. Marc Tungilik was known throughout the community as Sananguaqti, many in Repulse Bay (Nauyaat in Inuktitut), Nunavut that was, though just his friends called him that. My dad carved every where. He carved indoors when there would be less dust from when he was sanding and polishing. He carved outdoors… ...
Read MoreThe Untold Story of Marc Tungilik The Carver
Marc Tungilik was a great carver of Inuit lifestyle, simply because he lived it. Since birth I have heard the sound of hacking, chipping, sawing, filing and sanding. They were very much a part of our everyday sound around our home when he was carving. He took the Lord`s Day to heart so Sundays and Holy Days were his rest days. The way our dad made sure we always had something to… ...
Read MoreInuit and Fashions
The Inuit of the Canadian north are one tough race of people. Living in an environment that can reach the maximum coldness of -65 degrees Celsius with the wind chill factor. During the years before the arrival of explorers, the Hudson Bay Company, RCMP and the missionaries, all clothing the Inuit wore were made of fur. After all that’s all that was available at the time. Even the...
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