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Ittiruttak, Josie
Carving
Inuit
Taloyoak, Nunavut, Canada
1950-1975
whale bone
overall: 41 cm x 37 cm x 20 cm
This sculpture is dual-sided, one side depicts a person's full body, and the other depicts a face. The full-body side shows a person with an almost tooth shaped head, with nails or stones for eyes and an open mouth. Their shoulders are broad and their arms are long and thick, reaching all the way down to the bottom of the sculpture. They appear to have breasts and no legs. The face on the other side is ovular, with a flattened top. The forehead, eyes, nose, and jowls are smooth, but the ears, mouth, and chin are very porous and flaky. The eyes are almond shaped with the pointed outer corner tilted downwards. The nose is large and flat. The person has long jowls that are uneven, the left one extending further down than the right one. The mouth is agape in rectangular shape with soft edges.
This sculpture is dual-sided, one side depicts a person's full body, and the other depicts a face. The full-body side shows a person with an almost tooth shaped head, with nails or stones for eyes and an open mouth. Their shoulders are broad and their arms are long and thick, reaching all the way down to the bottom of the sculpture. They appear to have breasts and no legs. The face on the other side is ovular, with a flattened top. The forehead, eyes, nose, and jowls are smooth, but the ears, mouth, and chin are very porous and flaky. The eyes are almond shaped with the pointed outer corner tilted downwards. The nose is large and flat. The person has long jowls that are uneven, the left one extending further down than the right one. The mouth is agape in rectangular shape with soft edges.
faces, human figures
Miscellaneous
Circumpolar Art; Contemporary Art
Gift of Dr. Maurice Yacowar
U023.5.11

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