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Gjoa Haven Inuit Art
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The Amundsen Hotelin Gjoa Haven, Nunavut |
Gjoa Haven Inuit Art
The sculpture of Gjoa Haven has a tendency toward distortion and expressionism in human and spirit faces and bodies. The sculptures of Gjoa Haven often combine stone with:
- whalebone
- ivory
- musk ox horn
Gjoa Haven sculptors have worked with a translucent green stone but often carve in the harder dark green and black stone.
Gjoa Haven is home to many excellent stone sculptors including:
- Nelson Takkiruq
- Paul Aaluk
- Bob Konana
- Ralph Porter
- Joseph Squkshaq
- Uriash Pukiqnak
- Judas Ullulaq
You can buy their work at the Kekertak Co-op in Gjoa Haven. A local women's group, Quqmaq's, sells finely crafted:
- wall hangings
- kamiit (sealskin boots)
- parkas
Bob Konana - Shaman Face
Ralph Porter - Shaman Hunter
Uriash Puqiqnak - Shaman Kidnapped Child