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Silas Aittauq BIOGRAPHY
1933 Baker Lake, Nunavut Territory, Canada - 2013 Baker Lake, Nunavut Territory, Canada. Known for: Inuit sculpture and carving.
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Silas lived on the land as a hunter and trapper before settling in Baker Lake where he started to carve in 1960. At that time, he used tools such as an axe, file and sandpaper to create his... Read full biography
Silas lived on the land as a hunter and trapper before settling in Baker Lake where he started to carve in 1960. At that time, he used tools such as an axe, file and sandpaper to create his sculptures. He most enjoys working with stone and often carves abstracted compositional forms of animals and... Read full biography
Silas lived on the land as a hunter and trapper before settling in Baker Lake where he started to carve in 1960. At that time, he used tools such as an axe, file and sandpaper to create his sculptures. He most enjoys working with stone and often carves abstracted compositional forms of animals and people. Silas, who died in 2013, was married to Baker Lake artist Peggy Qablunaaq Aittauq, daughter of the late Jessie Oonark. Source:. Website of Spirit Wrestler Gallery, Mar. 2019... Read full biography
Silas lived on the land as a hunter and trapper before settling in Baker Lake where he started to carve in 1960. At that time, he used tools such as an axe, file and sandpaper to create his sculptures. He most enjoys working with stone and often carves abstracted compositional forms of animals and people. Silas, who died in 2013, was married to Baker Lake artist Peggy Qablunaaq Aittauq, daughter of the late Jessie Oonark. Source:. Website of Spirit Wrestler Gallery, Mar. 2019
Silas lived on the land as a hunter and trapper before settling in Baker Lake where he started to carve in 1960. At that time, he used tools such as an axe, file and sandpaper to create his sculptures. He most enjoys working with stone and often carves abstracted compositional forms of animals and people. Silas, who died in 2013, was married to Baker Lake artist Peggy Qablunaaq Aittauq, daughter of the late Jessie Oonark. Source:. Website of Spirit Wrestler Gallery, Mar. 2019
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Silas lived on the land as a hunter and trapper before settling in Baker Lake where he started to carve in 1960. At that time, he used tools such as an axe, file and sandpaper to create his sculptures. He most enjoys working with stone and often carves abstracted compositional forms of animals and people.
Silas, who died in 2013, was married to Baker Lake artist Peggy Qablunaaq Aittauq, daughter of the late Jessie Oonark.
Source:
Website of Spirit Wrestler Gallery, Mar. 2019