Tailwind

Description

‘Tailwind’ by Ningeokuluk Teevee – Inuit Art – Cape Dorset 2014 print collection presented by DaVic Gallery of Native Canadian Arts.

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Notes from DaVic Gallery:   Shaman transformation into bird flying in the air … As a metaphor for a spiritual journey or mystic enlightenment, flight, or the suggestion of flight, appears in Inuit art with great frequency. The presence of spirits of the air or ‘winged spirits’ is significant in Inuit shamanism. In the traditional nomadic, hunting lifestyle, the shaman is the principal healer and visionary. A key to survival, the shaman is the intermediary between the Inuit people and the greater forces. The spirit helper or spirit animal and shaman have the ability to transform, and often appear to fly or to have wings. Capable of flight, supernatural beings enjoy limitless freedom in the Inuit spirit realm.  In “My Dream of Flying “we do not see shaman transformation but in a journey in their original human form assisted by the helping spirits.

Please refer to picture #3 with Letter Size sheet for size reference …