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The Artist and the Vision

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
John Ayre
The Beaver, vol. 73, no. 1, February 1993, pp. 47-?
Description
Book review of: Sculpture of the Inuit by George Swinton.
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The Eskimos and 'Airport Art'

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nelson Graburn
Trans-action, vol. 4, no. 10, October 1967, pp. 28-34
Description
Looks at the history, economics and the quality of soapstone carving.
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The Greenland Mummies

E-Books
Author/Creator
H.C Gulløv
Jørgen Meldgaard
Claus Andreasen
Jens Peder Hart Hansen
J. Lyberth ... [et al.]
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Historic Ivories at the Canadian Museum of Civilization

Alternate Title
“A Few Things in the Way of Curios": Historic Ivories at the Canadian Museum of Civilization
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Maria Von Finckenstein
Description
Describes Inuit ivory carvings from between roughly 1750 and 1948 that were collected by the Museum. Revision of essay first published in Inuit Art Quarterly, 14(4), 1999. Includes brief bibliography.
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Inuit Views of Nature

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kelly Skinner
Laura Brill
Description
Comments on people having a physical and spiritual relationship with the environment.
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Teaching with and about the Ivory Art from Chukotka and the Bering Strait

Alternate Title
Teaching with and about the Ivory Art from Chukotka and the Bering Strait (Research Note)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Igor Pasternak
Etudes Inuit Studies, vol. 45, no. 1/2, Chukotka: Understanding the Past, Contemporary Practices, and Perceptions of the Present, 2021, pp. 479-498
Description

Examines the contemporary practices of craving and engraving walrus ivory. 

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Uelen Hunters and Artists

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mikhail M. Bronshtein
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 31, no. 1-2, Tchoukotka / Chukotka, 2007, pp. 83-101
Description
History of the remote Russian settlement, located on the Chukotka Peninsula, where the Bering Strait meets the Arctic Ocean.
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The Zepp/Varga Collection of Inuit Art

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
University Archives and Special Collections
University of Saskatchewan
Description
Norman Zepp narrates introduction to unique collection of 250 works of art from the Historic, Classic and Contemporary periods. The collection includes archival material of Inuit art and artists with photographs, slides, interviews, correspondence and exhibition catalogues. Collection has been certified as Canadian cultural property recognizing the collection for its outstanding significance and national importance. Duration:18:22.
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