Malaya Akulukjuk

Malaya Akulukjuk, Sunrise at Tanaqaaq, 9/20, 1988-89

Wool, 40 1/2 x 54 in. (102.9 x 137.2 cm)

Malaya Akulukjuk was the Jessie Oonark of Pangnirtung. She
produced many hundreds of drawings, with thirty-five turned
into prints. Moreover, her images completed dominated the
tapestry weaving program during her lifetime. She was a
strong-willed woman who loved to hunt, and was reputed to be
a shaman. While many of her images represent various aspects
of the spirit world, she also created designs for a number of
beautiful large landscapes for the weaving studio in the last
ten years of her life. Another copy of this tapestry is
displayed in the halls of the House of Commons in Canada's
Parliament Buildings.
The weaver is Igah Etuangat (1943- )

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