Sample : Ethonology/History, Fine Arts/Decorative Arts, Science/Technology
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| Field Name |
Value |
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| Institution |
Avataq Cultural Institute |
| Accession Number |
DAV.2004.4 |
| Object Category |
Communication Artifacts |
| Object Sub-category |
Original Art, Work on Paper |
| Object Name |
print |
| Quantity |
1 |
| Artist/Maker |
Amittuk, Davidialuk Alaasuaq |
| Artist/Maker Other Names |
Alasuaq; Alashuak; Alasua; Amittuq; Ammitu; Amittu; David; Davidealuk; Davidialu |
| Other Artist/Maker |
Qumaaluk, Caroline Uquujaq Qilirsuq |
| Other Artist/Maker Role |
printer |
| Title |
Legend |
| End Date |
1975 |
| Period |
4th quarter of the 20th century |
| Unit Linear |
cm |
| Height |
48.5 |
| Width |
56 |
| Medium |
ink |
| Support |
paper |
| Technique |
stonecut |
| Signature |
b. : Davidialuk Povungnituq |
| Inscription |
b.c. : 55/55 fon/j nNymJ sivgx lm t[txl S[ig fwW vNb 1975 (dédié à Kulisija Légende de Lumaaq Davidialuk Povungnituq Québec
Canada 1975)
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| Subject/Image |
mythology |
| Description |
The print shows the wicked mother, tied to the harpoon line, being carried off by beluga whales. |
| Narrative |
The Lumaaq legend tells the story of a blind boy who takes vengeance on his neglectful mother. According to the tale, one
day a polar bear approached the igloo where a mother lived with her two children. She asked her blind son to get his bow and
arrow to shoot the bear, and helped him aim. After he loosed the arrow, she accused him of killing their dog. The blind boy
was then abandoned by his mother. His sister continued to feed him in secret and he dreamed of being able to see again. One
day, a loon (tuulliq) guided him to a lake, where he dove in three times and recovered his sight. When he returned to the
camp, he saw the polar bear skin stretched out to dry and realized that his mother had lied to him. Pretending to still be
blind, he took his harpoon and asked his mother to come whale hunting with him. He convinced her to tie the line around her
waist, and then speared a huge beluga, which carried off his evil mother. She was instantly changed into a beluga herself.
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| Originating Continent |
North America |
| Originating Country |
Canada |
| Originating Province |
Quebec |
| Originating City |
Puvirnituq |
| Culture |
Inuit |
| Geographic Cultural Area |
Nunavik |
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