Canada. 1940 - 2000
Inuit sculpture
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1929 Tutjaak, Canada - 2006. Known for: Inuit sculpture, walrus tusk carving.
Davidee Itulu, Inuit Kimmirut, was born in 1929 in Nunavut Territory, Canada. Itulu was born in 1929 in Tutjaak, near Cape Dorset. In May 1953, his family travelled by dog team to Kimmirut to allow... Read full biography
Davidee Itulu, Inuit Kimmirut, was born in 1929 in Nunavut Territory, Canada. Itulu was born in 1929 in Tutjaak, near Cape Dorset. In May 1953, his family travelled by dog team to Kimmirut to allow him to build a large fishing boat. He began working on walrus tusks during this period, one of the... Read full biography
Davidee Itulu, Inuit Kimmirut, was born in 1929 in Nunavut Territory, Canada. Itulu was born in 1929 in Tutjaak, near Cape Dorset. In May 1953, his family travelled by dog team to Kimmirut to allow him to build a large fishing boat. He began working on walrus tusks during this period, one of the first carvers in the community to do so. His first carving was a small Inuk boy carrying an ivory seal. Itulu likes to work on walrus tusk which he lets dry for long periods before carving, otherwise,... Read full biography
Davidee Itulu, Inuit Kimmirut, was born in 1929 in Nunavut Territory, Canada. Itulu was born in 1929 in Tutjaak, near Cape Dorset. In May 1953, his family travelled by dog team to Kimmirut to allow him to build a large fishing boat. He began working on walrus tusks during this period, one of the first carvers in the community to do so. His first carving was a small Inuk boy carrying an ivory seal. Itulu likes to work on walrus tusk which he lets dry for long periods before carving, otherwise, they are too alive to be used. Scraped and filed by hand to a smooth finish, both sides of the tusk are then embellished with images of such arctic animals as wolves, caribou, ducks, geese, seals and walruses, reflecting his life as a trapper and... Read full biography
Davidee Itulu, Inuit Kimmirut, was born in 1929 in Nunavut Territory, Canada. Itulu was born in 1929 in Tutjaak, near Cape Dorset. In May 1953, his family travelled by dog team to Kimmirut to allow him to build a large fishing boat. He began working on walrus tusks during this period, one of the first carvers in the community to do so. His first carving was a small Inuk boy carrying an ivory seal. Itulu likes to work on walrus tusk which he lets dry for long periods before carving, otherwise, they are too alive to be used. Scraped and filed by hand to a smooth finish, both sides of the tusk are then embellished with images of such arctic animals as wolves, caribou, ducks, geese, seals and walruses, reflecting his life as a trapper and hunter. Itulu also uses his highly accomplished scrimshaw technique on bone, employing the original tools h... Read full biography
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Slide 1 of 3: Engraved Walrus Tusk mounted on a stylized double-walrus stone base, 1999
Engraved Walrus Tusk mounted on a stylized double-walrus stone base, 1999
Davidee ItuluEngraved Walrus Tusk mounted on a stylized double-walrus stone base, 1999
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PAIR OF INCISED TUSKS ON BASES
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ETCHED TUSK
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Canada. 1929 - 2008
Inuit sculpture
Nunavut, Ontario / Canada. 1933 - 2014
Inuit sculpture, carving, drawing, printmaking
Canada. 1931 - 1998
Inuit Art, sculpture carvings of whalebone, marine ivory, stone, antler
Northwest Territories / Canada. Born 1950
Inuit Art
Nunavut, Northwest Territories / Canada. 1919 - 2000
Inuit bird and animal sculpture
Canada. Born 1933
Inuit sculpture
Nunavut, Northwest Territories / Canada. 1943 - 2013
Inuit stone and ivory sculpture, drawing, assemblage, found objects
1940 - 2010
Sculpture
Nunavut / Canada. 1924 - 2017
Animal figure stone carving
Nunavut / Canada. 1920 - 1980
Inuit sculpture and stone carving, modernist and minimalist
Nunavut / Canada. 1940 - 2007
Inuit Sculpture, stone carving and stone cut prints
Nunavut / Canada. 1917 - 2000
Mixed-media Inuit sculpture and carving, portraits, legends, mammals and birds
Canada. 1928 - 2007
Inuit sculpture
Nunavut / Canada. 1913 - 1986
Inuit sculpture and marine ivory carving
Canada. 1923 - 1981
Inuit sculpture
Quebec / Canada. 1930 - 1984
Inuit soapstone figure, animal and genre carving, primitive style
Quebec / Canada. 1893/99 or 1906 - 1976
Stone folk art sculpture, iconic carving, printing, drawing
Quebec, Northwest Territories, Nunavut / Canada. Born 1955
Inuit carving and mixed media figure, genre, arctic wildlife and cultural symbolism
Nunavut / Canada. 1920 - 2010
Inuit sculpture, carver, jewelry maker
Nunavut / Canada. 1923 - 2005
Inuit sculpture
Nunavut / Canada. 1911 - 1999
Inuit Art about Inuit culture, stone carved birds, animals, figures
Northwest Territories, Nunavut / Canada. 1897 - 1993
Inuit sculpture, carving, drawing, ceramics
Canada. Born 1950
Inuit sculpture
British Columbia, Northwest Territories / Canada. Born 1951
Sculpture, carving, drawing, printmaking
Quebec / Canada. 1910 - 1976
Inuit carving, faces, animals, birds
Nunavut / Canada. 1928 - 2005
Inuit sculpture, carving, printmaking
Nunavut / Canada. 1937 - 2019
Inuit sculpture, carving, drawing, etching
Nunavut / Canada. 1937 - 1999
Inuit hand-carved sculpture
Nunavut, Northwest Territories / Canada. 1949 - 2014
Inuit female social themed sculpture
Quebec / Canada. 1898 - 1954
Inuit sculpture, stone, wood and antler carving, portrait, figure, animal, genre
Northwest Territories, Nunavut / Canada. 1940 - 1974
Inuit whalebone sculpture, carving