| Field Name |
Value |
|
|
| Institution |
Avataq Cultural Institute |
| Accession Number |
AV.2001.0001.1-2 |
| Object Category |
Communication Artifacts |
| Object Sub-category |
Original Art, Sculpture |
| Object Name |
sculpture |
| Quantity |
1 |
| Component Part Names |
statuette; feather |
| Number of Components |
2 |
| Artist/Maker |
Iyaituk, Mattiusi Manukuluk |
| Artist/Maker Other Names |
Niaqu |
| Title |
New Wing for the Shaman |
| End Date |
2000 |
| Period |
1st quarter of the 21th century
|
| Unit Linear |
cm |
| Height |
58.5 |
| Width |
26.5 |
| Length |
28.5 |
| Material |
stone, serpentine; antler, caribou; hair, muskox; India ink |
| Technique |
cut; polished; engraved; assembled |
| Signature |
under : mtsy (MA.TI.U.SI) © 00 |
| Inscription |
under : New wing for the Shaman; AV-2001-0001; on sticker : Canada Eskimo Art Esquimeau 38-EFXX 0312006 |
| Description |
The title of this piece suggests that this evocative form of a standing Inuk with one wing refers to the ability to fly,
one of the supernatural powers often attributed to Inuit shamans.
|
| Narrative |
Mattiusi Iyaituk is an internationally acclaimed Nunavik artist. He is highly involved in cultural politics and in supporting
local artists. A leading contemporary Inuit artist, he has a unique style that expands on traditional sculptural forms. He
has freed himself from the constraints of monolithic carving, now producing composite pieces combining such materials as soapstone,
serpentinite and caribou antlers, sinew and hair. Shamanism is a popular subject in Mattiusi's work.
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| Originating Continent |
North America |
| Originating Country |
Canada |
| Originating Province |
Quebec |
| Originating City |
Ivujivik |
| Culture |
Inuit |
| Geographic Cultural Area |
Nunavik |
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