Monday, September 15, 2008



This little carving by Tytoosie Quvianatouliaq, called Heads, only measures 2 x 1.5 x2 inches; so it is quite small. Especially if you compare it with Tutuiya Qatsiya' sculpture listed a few blogs back. Whereas one sculpture seems to speak to the powerful struggle of man to be an individual formed by it's community, this little one seems to make more a spiritual statement. Almost like an amulet to hold, to be protected by good spirits. It's such a small carving in serpentine stone, yet I counted six profiles of heads emerging out of the stone. Tytoosie Quvianatouliaq is from Cape Dorset.

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