Figural Antler Carving on Soapstone Base with Narwhale, c. 1990
by Salomonie Joe Pootoogook (b. 1954)
Kinngait (Cape Dorset), Nunavut, Canada
antler, soapstone
5” high x 15” wide x 7” deep
*figures include Sedna (Sea Goddess), Inuk (woman), seal, and polar bear
Born in Kinngait (Cape Dorset), Nunavut, Canada in 1954, Salomonie now lives in Baker Lake, Nunavut. Carving for over twenty-five years, Salomonie carves both soapstone and antler, sometimes combining the two to create his distinctive totem carvings. Salomonie’s works are in the permanent Canadian Guild of Crafts in Montreal.
