Irene Avaalaaqiaq Tiktaalaaq, Inuit, and others

Frightened by the Land Spirits

Inuit, 1993

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Artist/Maker: Irene Avaalaaqiaq Tiktaalaaq
Culture: Inuit
Culture: Canadian Inuit

Frightened by the Land Spirits

Inuit, 1993

Physical Qualities Wool, cotton, 57 1/16 x 58 1/4 in. (145 x 148 cm.)

Credit Line Gift of Eunice K. Lipkowitz, Washington, D.C.

Object Number 1998.485

Green and red transformation figures appliqued onto a brown ground Brown wool ground hemmed with brown thread and ornamented with red and blue wool crossed whipstitch. Central green transformation figure has 6 heads and is ornamented with strips of yellow and magenta felt. 2 red transformation figures in top 2 corners each with 2 faces and ornamented with strips of yellow and blue felt. Figures appliqued with zigzag backstitch; straight stitch visible on reverse. Ornamental strips appear to be appliqued with zigzag stitch but stitches on reverse are buried in ground. Facial features in embroidery floss. Cotton hanging sleeve on top reverse.

Canada, 1994 per donor worksheet. See also 1-5-1999 appraisal by M. Bouchard in vertical file.

Darienne Turner, The Baltimore Museum of Art, “Arctic Artistry”, July 17, 2022 to January 8, 2023.

BMA Today, 'In the Spotlight,' 11-12/1999, pp. 20-21.