Description
#20222
Inuit Art: Walrus and Inukshuk
Artist: Louie Makkittuq
Size: 6 1/2″ long, 7” high, 4 1/2 wide
Community: Iqaluit Year: 1999 Stone: Serpentine
_ aivuk
The Walrus Spirit Animal embodies family ties and friendship. It appears as a reminder to stay close and care about the people you love, and who give you affection equally. Surround yourself with the individuals you strive to be every day. Those to whom the Walrus Spirit Animal comes are people who don’t like change.
_ Inuksuk (Inukshuk)
Inuksuk (also spelled inukshuk, plural inuksuit) is a figure made of piled stones or boulders constructed to communicate with humans throughout the Arctic. Traditionally constructed by the Inuit, inuksuit are integral to Inuit culture and are often intertwined with representations of Canada and the North. A red inuksuk is found on the flag of Nunavut. In Inuktitut, the term inuksuk means “to act in the capacity of a human.” It is an extension of the word inuk meaning “a human being.” Inuksuit have been found close to archaeological sites dating from 2400 to 1800 BCE in the Mingo Lake region of southwest Baffin Island. (See also Prehistory.) While stone figures resembling human forms are often referred to as inuksuk, such figures are actually known as inunnguaq.
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