Fig. 1: Anorak, 2002, Reindeer fur, dog fur, leather, cotton, zipper, Size: 40Valentina Veqet, Anadyr, Chukotka AO, Russia. (Fotokredit: Museum Cerny) When you think of the Arctic, you automatically think of warm clothing. And of course this is vital. But clothing in...
Fig.3, Snow worm, Sperm whale tooth, eye material, H5 x W14 x L4.5 cmUnknown, Greenland The modern and contemporary art of Greenland is little known outside of Greenland and Denmark. So far, only a few artists have been able to make a name for themselves...
Fig. 1, Composition, 1973, H45.5 x W61 cm, Paper, pencil Tivi Paningina, Ivujivik, Nunavik, Canada Unlike prints which were dealt with in a previous article, drawings and paintings have always been a part of the forms of expression in circumpolar Arctic. Before paper...
Creature on the Ice Edge, 2006, Brazilian soapstone, alabaster, H25 x W48 x L22cmDavid Ruben Piqtoukun, Paulatuk, Northwest Territories, Canada. (Image: Severin Nowacki) The beginnings of Museum Cerny’s collection date back to a collection of artworks by the Inuit,...