[Canadian Inuit sculpture] .: R72-208/1990J-PDF
The people of the Thule culture (ancestors of today's Inuit) migrated from northern Alaska around 1,000 A.D. and drove or wiped out the earlier Dorset inhabitants. Thule art was based on Alaskan prototypes; it included some human and animal figures, but consisted primarily of the graphic embellishment of utilitarian objects such as combs, needle cases, harpoon toggles and gaming pieces. The decorative or figurative incised markings on these objects do not seem to have had religious significance.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. |
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| Title | [Canadian Inuit sculpture] . |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [Japanese] |
| Other language editions | Bilingual- [English | French] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Parallel description | [French] |
| Note(s) | English title supplied by the publisher. Issued also in English and in French. Digitized edition from print [produced by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada]. Text in Japanese. |
| Publishing information | Ottawa : Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, c1990. |
| Description | 23 p. : maps, photographs |
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| Departmental catalogue number | QS-8422-000-JJ-A1 |
| Subject terms | Inuit Sculpture Canadian history |
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