Author: MITCHELL, E.H.; VAN DE VELDE, FATHER F.
Title: Canadian Inuit Artifacts
Description: Ottawa, Canada: Canadian Arctic Producers Co-operative Limited, 1981. Revised Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 0920234348. "The Eskimo creates a thousand and one things of his daily life. All with the alive quality and exact precision which stems from his living character and intellect. I believe this to be the only secret of a true artist. He has but to remove the excess parts of his model such as stone, bone, antler or ivory to show us what he has already seen in the abstract. This explains the perfection with which he fashions his working tools and hunting implements. But read through the following pages of this catalogue, read the descriptions, they are convincing by themsleves." - Introduction. Artifacts covered: Blow Hole Hunting Kit; Ikslervik - The Tool Kit; Netjilik Kayak; Bow and Accessories; Kilaut Drum; Kudlik Lamp; Ulu Woman's Knife; Kakvik Needle Case; Unark Harpoons; Annorak Clothes; Perautak Dog Whip; Inukshooks; and more. [32] glossy pages illustrated with black and white photos. Unmarked with somewhat above-average external wear. A sound reference copy. ; 8vo. Fair .

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