SEDNA’S SONG

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Ningiukulu Teevee
Cape Dorset 2019
etching & chine collé
11 3/4 x 10 3/8 in.

SEDNA

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Ananaisie Alikatuktuk
Pangnirtung, 1975
Stone
3 5/8 x 3 5/8 x 9 in.

SEDNA

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Mathew Kellypalik
Cape Dorset, 1984
Stone
5 1/2 x 9 x 3 1/2 in.

SEDNA

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Ningiukulu Teevee
Cape Dorset 2005
Ink
20 x 26 in.

SEDNA AND SEA ANIMALS

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Kakee Ningeosiaq
Cape Dorset 2022
stone and antler
9 x 13 x 4 in.

Themes in Inuit Art: Sedna

Often depicted as a mermaid-like being, the mythical sea spirit Sedna figures frequently in Inuit art. Across the Arctic exist a great number of different names for the legendary figure, including Taleelayo (“the one down on the sea bottom”) and Nuliajuk (“mother of all the beasts”). Her appearance in legends and mythology reflect the fact that for thousands of years, … Read More

SEATED SEDNA

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Noah Tunnillie
Cape Dorset
Stone
3 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 7 in.

SEDNA

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Adam Alorut
Iqaluit/Ottawa 2019
stone, antler, sinew
13 1/4 x 7 x 2 in.

YOUNG SEDNA

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Pitaloosie Saila
Cape Dorset 1997
etching & aquatint
22 1/2 x 30 in.

SEDNA & FULMER

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Enoosik Ottokie
Cape Dorset 2019
stonecut & stencil
16 x 24 1/4 in.