2 Char Cape Dorset_2008 A spiritual cleansing plant used

A spiritual cleansing plant used in smudging

Igah Etoangat has been weaving in Pangnirtung

These are interpreted by the weaver

66 x 51 cm

and his uncle

2 Char Cape Dorset_2008 A spiritual cleansing plant usedThe arctic char is a staple food for Inuit communities and, in this carving, two char lay back to back as if being held by their tails. Serpentine stone 7 x 15. 5 x 25 cm Registration no. 45315 7584S Kakee (Peter) Ningeosiak was born in Iqaluit and moved to Cape Dorset in 1993. He is a self taught carver who began carving at the age of sixteen and continued learning his skill by watching other carvers. His parents, Ningeosiak Peter and Parnee Peter,