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| Field Name |
Value |
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| Institution |
Avataq Cultural Institute |
| Accession Number |
DAV.2003.1.1-6 |
| Object Category |
Communication Artifacts |
| Object Sub-category |
Original Art, Other |
| Object Name |
collector's doll |
| Alternate Object Name |
inuujaq |
| Quantity |
1 |
| Component Part Names |
doll; pouch; caribou's nail (4) |
| Number of Components |
6 |
| Additional Associations |
DAV.2003.1; DAV.2003.2; DAV.2003.3; DAV.2003.4; DAV.2003.5; DAV.2003.6; DAV.2003.7; DAV.2003.8; DAV.2003.9 |
| Artist/Maker |
Inukpuk, Elisapi |
| Title |
Atungakkuuk #10 |
| End Date |
2003 |
| Period |
1st quarter of the 21st century |
| Unit Linear |
cm |
| Height |
24 |
| Width |
17 |
| Depth |
9 |
| Material |
fur, muskrat; fur, seal; fur, caribou; skin, caribou; skin, cow; nail, caribou; fibre |
| Technique |
cut; sewn, hand; stuffed; braided; assembled |
| Description |
This doll represents Atungak dressed in a traditional outfit, holding a whip in his left hand. He is wearing a shoulder bag
containing caribou hooves.
This representation of the Atungak tale contains 4 dolls (Atungak, his wife, his son and his daughter), a sled and 4 strings
of beads. The beads are toys for young children.
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| Narrative |
People say that traces of Atungak's footsteps can still be seen in the stone in some places in Nunavik. Atungak is a legendary
figure who walked around the world with his wife. The story is generally told that he and his wife left behind their two children,
who were old enough to be independent. When they returned home at the end of their long journey, they found that their son
and daughter had been lazy, sleeping away most of their lives. They were now elderly and in ill health, looking much older
than their parents. Their parents, who had walked great distances and slept only when necessary, had aged very little at all.
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| History of Use |
This doll, along with several others, was made to order by Elisapi Inukjpuk as part of the Unikkaangualaurtaa (Raconte-moi
une histoire / Let's tell a story) project, which involved developing teaching material for early childhood educators in Nunavik
(for ages 0 to 5). The dolls illustrate different stories (tales, legends and historical accounts) intended to support and
promote the use of the Inuit language and to transmit traditional culture and knowledge to young people in Nunavik.
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| Originating Continent |
North America |
| Originating Country |
Canada |
| Originating Province |
Quebec |
| Originating City |
Inukjuak |
| Culture |
Inuit |
| Geographic Cultural Area |
Nunavik |
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