How many works of art does the Inuit have?
Over 1900 works of art on display by over 400 Inuit Artists. There are over 1000 prints on display, perhaps the largest on-line selection of Inuit Prints in the world, including the Cape Dorset Annual Print Collections. We have recently added impressive First Nation Art to our inventory and will continue to expand with frequent additions.
How did the Inuit relate to the animals?
The Inuit worldview is strongly influenced by the relationship between humans and animals. Animals not only provided food through their flesh, but they provided fur for parkas, sinew as thread, water-resistant boots from seal skin and antlers, bones to create hunting weapons.
Where do Inuit people live in the world?
Inuit people live throughout the arctic, including Northern Canada, Siberia, Alaska, Greenland and Iceland. Here are a few pages you might like to use to make your own Inuit art.
Are there polar bears in the Inuit culture?
Polar bears – nanuit in inuktitut (singular: nanuq) – are omnipresent in the Inuit culture and the daily life, formerly as today. It is not thus surprising that the bear is a subject of preference for artists in all domains such as carving as graphic arts.
The Inuit worldview is strongly influenced by the relationship between humans and animals. Animals not only provided food through their flesh, but they provided fur for parkas, sinew as thread, water-resistant boots from seal skin and antlers, bones to create hunting weapons.
What kind of art do Inuit people make?
Here are a few pages you might like to use to make your own Inuit art. Inuit art is often images of animals from the area (like whales, polar bears and fish) — the images are usually in bold patterns and blocked colors (they aren’t usually “shaded”). Usually, there is no background drawn in (the background is typically left white).
Inuit people live throughout the arctic, including Northern Canada, Siberia, Alaska, Greenland and Iceland. Here are a few pages you might like to use to make your own Inuit art.
What kind of clothing did the Inuit people wear?
Baskets were made out of Arctic grasses. Clothing of the Inuit people was mostly made out of animal skins and furs. They usually wore many layers of clothing as protection from the cold weather. Caribou skin was the most common choice for clothing, because it provided good insulation and was relatively light.
