Ukpik Inuit Art Gallery

A virtual gallery representing Inuit Art, located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Bear Hunt by Unidentified Carver Explore our gallery Bear Hunt by Unidentified Carver This is an amazing whale bone carving of a Bear Hunt by Unidentified Carver. This whale bone carving out of a single vertebra has four dogs and two hunters surrounding a polar bear. It is a large centrepiece carving full of action.... Read more Bird by Maggie Explore our gallery Bird by Maggie This is traditionally carved Bird by Maggie from Belcher island, now known as Sanikiluaq

The carving is signed and has an old tag marked 6 METIQ, probably dating from the 1960's... Read more Camp Site by Shuvinai Ashoona Explore our gallery Camp Site by Shuvinai Ashoona This  small print "Camp Site by Shuvinai Ashoona" is from the 2008 Cape Dorset Print Collection.
When I start to draw I remember things that I have experienced or seen. Although I do not attempt to recreate these images exactly, that is what might happen. Sometimes they come out more realistically but sometimes... Read more Moored by Shuvinai Ashoona Explore our gallery Moored by Shuvinai Ashoona This  small print "Moored by Shuvinai Ashoona" is from the 2008 Cape Dorset Print Collection.
When I start to draw I remember things that I have experienced or seen. Although I do not attempt to recreate these images exactly, that is what might happen. Sometimes they come out more realistically but sometimes they... Read more