T0740

The history of contemporary Inuit art began in November 1949 in the Nunavik region of the Canadian Arctic with a sale of Inuit carvings organized by the Canadian Guild of Crafts. For many Inuit, art became a mode of economic and cultural survival in a time of transition and adaptation to a new way of life.

depth 9.5 in ; height 16 in ; width 5.5 in