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Sculpture
Two Otters
Thomassiapik Sivuarapik, (Puvirnituq, Quebec, 1941 – 2009)
Sivuarapik, Thomassiapik
Canada
1941 - 2009
Male
7 1/4 x 8 x 2 1/4 in. (18.4 x 20.3 x 5.7 cm)
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Stone
Stone
Inuit; made in Puvirnituq, Nunavik, Quebec
1982
1982
1982
Sculpture
Like many Inuit artists, Thomassieapik used his experience as a hunter to inform his work. Watching the animals, studying their habits and movement helped the Inuit secure food but it also allowed them to render animals in stone with surprising accuracy.
[Label text from "Art from the Arctic: Inuit Prints and Sculpture" (11/20/09-2/14/10) by Cynthia Culbert]
1983.108
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/10/2001
83.108DI#1
digital image
4/4/2008
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83.108DI#2
digital image
10/12/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/83.108_A1.jpg
83.108DI#3
digital image
10/12/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/83.108_A2.jpg