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Kugluktuk
Kugluktuk is probable best known for its small composite depiction
of traditional camp life. These genre scenes are fashioned from
various types of stone and incorporate wood, copper, whalebone and
antler. Often featuring igloos with detachable tops, they are
descriptive and somewhat static in nature. Portrayals of single
animals, birds and human figures are also common.
The artists of Holman, like those of Clyde River, create animals
and descriptive hunting scenes from whalebone. Recently, musk-ox
horn has become a popular carving material. Its sweeping curves
are readily transformed into elegant long-necked geese.
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