Inuit art: Hunter and Child
Inuit Artist: Wayne Puqiqnak
Size: 12" high (9" torso only), 9" wide, 7" deep
Community: Gjoa Haven, NU 12/25
Material: Serpentinite & Caribou Antler
id: KC-9980
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HUNTING CARIBOU.
Let your imagine run wild.
A Hunter with two heads?
Or a hunter carrying a young child in his parka?
A Take your Child to Work Day?
Probably a young child because his mouth is wide open as if talking non-stop.
And the Adult head looks dismayed.
The Hunter is holding a partial set of Caribou antlers.
The child has a much smaller set.
When hunting Caribou, Inuit hunters will cover themselves with Caribou skins and antlers to trick the animals into letting them come close.
Wayne Puqiqnak is the son of internationally renowned Master Carver Uriash Puqiqnak.
Father and son are one of the most famous Inuit carving DUO.
They are highly respected for their SIGNATURE Grotesque style of carving.
Hunting Caribou has all the Grotesque style features.
Large yellow inlaid eyes located at the top of the forehead!
Helps to look in all directions.
Teeth that are small, peg-like and located in a haphazard fashion.
Grotesque style DOES NOT MEAN the carving is a MONSTER.
Grotesque is a term used in visual arts to describe a type of FANCIFUL decoration.
The decoration was inspired by the ornaments found in excavated rooms (grottoes) in certain ANCIENT ROMAN buildings (15th century).
Fans of the Grotesque style (which is almost exclusive to Gjoa Haven) delight in searching for these unique and intriguing figures.
See our notes on The Gjoa Haven Collection.
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