Why are most art pieces in your Gallery white? Most Inuit art Ive seen is dark black or green?
A. Carvers use the stone that is available in their locality. For example, in the community of Kugluktuk the most available stone is dolomite, which is very hard and is coloured in a wide range of white to ‘off whites’. The darker colored pieces you are referring to are probably serpentine, which is a stone found in the Cape Dorset area of the eastern arctic. ‘White stone’ Inuit art is much sought after but is very difficult to acquire and bring to the marketplace. There is significantly less ‘white stone’ Inuit art created, compared to the more common, darker serpentine pieces found in the eastern Canadian regions. (top of page) Q. What art pieces is the Kitikmeot region famous for? A. White igloos with removable lids and detailed scenes inside, dioramas (small scenes depicting an aspect of Inuit life) usually carved from musk ox horn, animals carved with much realism, animation and detail, stone faced dolls and birds created from musk ox horn. Q. What is the relationship between Gall
