Playing
Inuit drawings$800.00For the last five years of her life, Napachie Pootoogook documented memories from her childhood through hundreds of drawings. She wanted to preserve these memories in drawings so the cultural memories would not be lost.
Black felt tip pen on paper.
26 x 20″
Cutting the Wind
Inuit drawings$800.00For the last five years of her life, Napachie Pootoogook documented memories from her childhood through hundreds of drawings. She wanted to preserve these memories in drawings so the cultural memories would not be lost.
“These men are pulling and trying to cut the winds. When they were doing that, it seemed as if they were attacking something concrete. Thats what they used to do when there was bad weather. ”
Black felt tip pen on paper.
26 x 20″
Dog in the Tent
Inuit drawings$800.00For the last five years of her life, Napachie Pootoogook documented memories from her childhood through hundreds of drawings. She wanted to preserve these memories in drawings so the cultural memories would not be lost.
“This dog is eating Qummuattuqs face whle he is sick in Netsilik. Saimanaaq, Iqalugaq’s wife was beating her peg to alert the people in the camp. The dog was a bitch who had puppies and lived in a section of the illu towards the side.”
Black felt tip pen on paper
26″ x 20″
Wild Allikaaluk
Inuit drawings$800.00For the last five years of her life, Napachie Pootoogook documented memories from her childhood through hundreds of drawings. She wanted to preserve these memories in drawings so the cultural memories would not be lost.
“This is Wild Allikaluk who was very muscular. Here she is using the tent for a boat and it is filled with Qijutaat (moss) to make it floatable.” (note: Allikaluk was a shaman.)
Black felt tip pen on paper. 26″ x 20″
Man with Seal
Inuit drawings$320.00Drawn with black marker and colored pencil by the late Nujalia Pootoogook. This is an original drawing, not a print.
26″ x 20″
