Titled Stone House, this original lithograph print was created by Inuit sculptor and printmaker Johnny Pootoogook in 1993.
 
This print depicts a traditional ᖃᕐᒪᖅ/qarmaq [stone/sod house]; a subterranean structure typically used from fall to spring which is made from stone and/or peat sod. The qarmaq is partially buried in the ground to keep the occupants warm over long periods of time. While the walls are often made from peat sod, rocks, moss and earth, the roof structure is made from materials such as driftwood, whale bone and/or baleen and is often covered by a ᑐᐱᖅ/Tupiit [tent] made from seal or caribou hide. Snow is sometimes added to the roof to provide further insulation while traditionally feather down is used for internal insulation. 
 
Qarmat and similar ᐃᒡᓗᐃᑦ/igluit [house] structures such as ᑐᐱᖅ/Tupiit and ᐃᒡᓗᕕᔭᖅ/igluvijait, were used regularly by Inuit communities up until the 1950's where camps continued to be established out on the land and ice throughout the year near seasonal hunting and harvesting grounds. The earliest evidence of their use was by the Thule Inuit, who occupied the Arctic from Alaska to Greenland as early as 1000 CE. The modern descendants of the Thule are the current Inuit occupants of places such as Qikiqtaaluk [Baffin Island].
 
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We are delighted to be the first gallery in Scotland to represent works for sale from Kinngait's flourishing artistic community. As well as the artwork featured in our Tales from the Arctic Exhibition we also have access to an extensive archive of historic and contemporary original prints, drawings, sculptures and reproduction prints which we can ship direct to your door.
 
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