#90194

Inuit Art: Demon 

Artist: Joe Poodlat

Size: 6” long, 10 1/4” high, 4” wide

Community: Taloyoak      Year: 1990      Stone: Serpentine

_ Supernatural beings accompany many Inuit Traditional Stories, including: Mahaha, a demon that terrorizes the Arctic and tickles its victims to death; Ijiraat, shapeshifters that may change into any Arctic animal but may not disguise their red eyes; Taqriaqsuit, shadow people who are rarely seen but often heard; Qallupilluk (or Qalupalik, see below), scaly, human-like creatures that snatch children into the sea; Inupasugjuk, giants who capture humans; and Tuniit, who are seen as simple-minded but extremely strong ancestors of the Inuit.

Demons and Creatures

• A-Mi-Kuk
• Adlet
• Akhlut
• Amaguq
• Amarok
• Angeoa
• Az-I-Wu-Gum-Ki-Mukh-‘Ti
• Imap Umassoursua
• Koguhpuk
• Pal Rai Yuk
• Qallupilluit
• Qaxdascidi
• Qiqirn
• Tammatuyuq
• Tornit/Tuniit
• Ugjuknarpak