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Transported by His Spirit

'Transported by His Spirit' by Thomasie Alikatuktuk 1995 - Inuit - Pangnirtung
Artist
Thomasie Alikatuktuk
Gender
Male
Style
Inuit
Community
Pangnirtung
Art Type
Print
Collection
Pangnirtung 1995
Medium
Stencil on Arches Natural paper
Edition
Certified Limited Edition Print # 18 of 50 printed by Jolly Atagooyuk
Size (in)
Paper (H x W): 19 ¾ x 26 ¼ in
Size (cm)
Paper (H x W): 50 x 67 cm
Framed
Not Framed, please enquire
Product ID
10300-00012

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“Transported by His Spirit” by Thomasie Alikatuktuk – Inuit Art from Pangnirtung 1995 print collection presented by DaVic Gallery of Native Canadian Arts

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Notes from DaVic Gallery:   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 “Transported by His Spirit” we do not see shaman transformation but in a journey in his original human form assisted by the helping spirits.