Caption
In the unceasing struggle for survival which has been their lot, with no wood but driftwood, no textiles and no vegetable dyes, the Eskimos had to turn to the stones of their land as a medium for artistic expression. Out of the lifeless rocks they have wrested a lively and imaginative collection of carvings. The carvings, usually small, are made to be examined at close quarters, hence, every part of the object is carved and polished with infinite care. Eskimo art, long popular in Canada, has been received with enthusiasm during recent exhibitions abroad.
Release Date
March 11, 1958
Materials
Typescript with illustrations
Collection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Caption
Canada's northern citizens living in a hard and rigorous climate along the rugged coast of the Arctic have yet found the inspiration and the talent to produce a unique and meaningful art. Above, J. A. Houston, Northern Service Officer, examines some baskets made at Cape Dorset, Baffin Island, where basket making is an old and established art. Sealskin strips or the sinew of whale are woven into simple designs.
Date
July 1, 1951
Accession Number
LAC-NFB59862
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011175845
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Kipenik, an Eskimo artist of Lake Harbour, N.W.T., works on a small ivory of an Eskimo woman. Their lives as semi-nomadic hunters have developed in the Eskimos a keen sense of observation which serves them well in their art as well as in the hunt.
Date
July 1, 1951
Accession Number
LAC-NFB59863
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011175846
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Image not available
Caption
In the unceasing struggle for survival which has been their lot, with no wood but driftwood, no textiles and no vegetable dyes, the Eskimos had to turn to the stones of their land as a medium for artistic expression. Out of the lifeless rocks they have wrested a lively and imaginative collection of carvings. The carvings, usually small, are made to be examined at close quarters, hence, every part of the object is carved and polished with infinite care. Eskimo art, long popular in Canada, has been received with enthusiasm during recent exhibitions abroad.
Date
January 1, 1955
Accession Number
LAC-NFB72650
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Image not available
Caption
In the unceasing struggle for survival which has been their lot, with no wood but driftwood, no textiles and no vegetable dyes, the Eskimos had to turn to the stones of their land as a medium for artistic expression. Out of the lifeless rocks they have wrested a lively and imaginative collection of carvings. The carvings, usually small, are made to be examined at close quarters, hence, every part of the object is carved and polished with infinite care. Eskimo art, long popular in Canada, has been received with enthusiasm during recent exhibitions abroad.
Date
May 1, 1955
Accession Number
LAC-NFB73122
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176034
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Image not available
Caption
Constable W. Weiss of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police carries a handsome ivory mace carved by Eskimo artists and presented to the Council of the Northwest Territories in January 1956.
Date
November 1, 1955
Accession Number
LAC-NFB74849
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Image not available
Caption
In the unceasing struggle for survival which has been their lot, with no wood but driftwood, no textiles and no vegetable dyes, the Eskimos had to turn to the stones of their land as a medium for artistic expression. Out of the lifeless rocks they have wrested a lively and imaginative collection of carvings. The carvings, usually small, are made to be examined at close quarters, hence, every part of the object is carved and polished with infinite care. Eskimo art, long popular in Canada, has been received with enthusiasm during recent exhibitions abroad.
Date
November 1, 1955
Accession Number
LAC-NFB75233
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Image not available
Caption
In the unceasing struggle for survival which has been their lot, with no wood but driftwood, no textiles and no vegetable dyes, the Eskimos had to turn to the stones of their land as a medium for artistic expression. Out of the lifeless rocks they have wrested a lively and imaginative collection of carvings. The carvings, usually small, are made to be examined at close quarters, hence, every part of the object is carved and polished with infinite care. Eskimo art, long popular in Canada, has been received with enthusiasm during recent exhibitions abroad.
Date
November 1, 1955
Accession Number
LAC-NFB75240
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
In the unceasing struggle for survival which has been their lot, with no wood but driftwood, no textiles and no vegetable dyes, the Eskimos had to turn to the stones of their land as a medium for artistic expression. Out of the lifeless rocks they have wrested a lively and imaginative collection of carvings. The carvings, usually small, are made to be examined at close quarters, hence, every part of the object is carved and polished with infinite care. Eskimo art, long popular in Canada, has been received with enthusiasm during recent exhibitions abroad.
Date
November 1, 1956
Accession Number
LAC-NFB79066
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176407
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Photostory #148: Canada's Northern Citizens Produce Unique Art: Lively Forms from Lifeless Stone
Photographers
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Maker
National Film Board of Canada
Release Date
March 11, 1958
Collection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Main Text
In the unceasing struggle for survival which has been their lot, with no wood but driftwood, no textiles and no vegetable dyes, the Eskimos had to turn to the stones of their land as a medium for artistic expression. Out of the lifeless rocks they have wrested a lively and imaginative collection of carvings. The carvings, usually small, are made to be examined at close quarters, hence, every part of the object is carved and polished with infinite care. Eskimo art, long popular in Canada, has been received with enthusiasm during recent exhibitions abroad.
