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Inuit Art: Singing Inuk

Artist: Ernie Porter

Size: 9 1/2” long, 10 1/2″ high, 3 1/2” wide  

Community: Taloyoak   year: 1991     Stone: Serpentine  

ᑲᑕᔾᔭᖅ_ Inuit throat singing, or katajjaq (Inuktitut syllabics: ᑲᑕᔾᔭᖅ), is a distinct type of throat singing uniquely found among the Inuit.

It is a form of musical performance, traditionally consisting of two women who sing duets in a close face-to-face formation with no

instrumental accompaniment, in an entertaining contest to see who can outlast the other;