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These pages are an archive of an exhibition the Spirit Wrestler Gallery held in 2000.

If an item is not marked as "sold" then it may still be available. Please contact the gallery to inquire.

36. Caribou Pendant
Jean Jacques Seguin
Salluit
Sterling, copper
2.5 x 1.25"
sold

37. Who are you? Pendant
Timothy Aculiak
Salluit
Copper, ivory, sterling
3.5 x 1"
sold

38. Pregnant Inuit Woman Pendant
Eva Aluualuk
Salluit
Brass
2.75 x 2.25"

39. Flying Bird Pendant
Bobby Parr
Salluit
Brass
2.75 x 3"

40. Three Ulus Pendant
Eva Papigatuk
Salluit
Brass
1.25 x 1.5"
sold

41. Fishing & Fish Bracelet
Johnny Parr
Salluit
Sterling, copper
1 x 2.5 x 2"

42. Inuit Game Bracelet
Andrew Nulukie
Salluit
Sterling, copper
1.5 x 2.75 x 2"

43. Beluga Bear Bracelet
Paul Kuananack
Salluit
Sterling, copper, nickel, brass
1 x 2.5 x 2"
sold

44. On the Land Brooch
Pia Sowdluapik
Iqaluit
Copper
2 x 1.75"
sold

"Jewellery making makes me proud of myself in some ways. When I accomplish what I'm making it's a good feeling like I did it! Art is very important to me because I get to make what I think, expressing what I think and how I feel."

45. Iqaluuk (more than two fish) Brooch
Ludger Makkik
Iqaluit
Copper, sterling
2 x 2"
sold

"When you start making jewellery you don't know what you will make until it's finished and the finished jewellery always looks great. Art is important to me because it's everywhere."

46. Iqaluit Man Brooch
Alex Akikuluk
Iqaluit
Copper, sterling
2 x 2"
sold

"I'm learning how to make money with different types of materials. In a way it comes from my family, like telling a story with the sculptures. Telling who we are, what we do, keeping records of the past."

47. Voices Brooch
Nancy Macdonald
Iqaluit
Copper, sterling
1.5 x 3"
sold

48. Kanguk (snow goose) Brooch
Ross Kayotak
Iqaluit
Brass
2 x 1.5"
sold

49. Umiaq (boat) Sculpture
Thomasie Etuangat
Iqaluit
Sterling, Copper
3.25 x 5.5 x 3" (excl. oars)
sold

"I like to make jewellery very much because it is good money and fun. Art is good for the soul and mind."

"My father told me about the guy I am named after, Iluvi, who drowned when his boat capsized. Inside is a man waiting for a seal to come to the breathing hole. All his tools are in the boat to help him. The harpoon is good for walking on thin ice so you can figure out where to walk."

50. Nanook Nanook (polar bear) Bracelet
Suzanne Evaloardjuk
Iqaluit
Sterling silver
1.5 x 2.5 x 1.75"

"The creative part of jewellery making helps to compose parts of my life, experiences, emotions and dreams into a visible form. In this sense it becomes important. I like making jewellery because it's fun, creative and hard work."

51. Iqaluuk Bracelet
Suzanne Evaloardjuk
Iqaluit
Sterling silver
1 x 2.75 x 1.75"

52. Mask with Tattoo Bracelet
Thomasie Etuangat
Iqaluit
Sterling, ivory
1.5 x 2.5 x 2"
sold

53. Two Dogs Brooch
Nancy Macdonald
Iqaluit
Copper
2.25 x 2.5"

"Handling metal requires a meticulous, consistent and intentional approach. Art can imbue a sense of meaning, belonging and comfort in the spaces we live."

54. Tuktu (caribou) Brooch
Thomasie Etuangat
Iqaluit
Sterling, copper
2.25 x 2.25"

55. Seal Faced Woman Neckpiece
Enoosik Ottokie
Iqaluit
Sterling, ivory
2.25 x 2"
sold

56. Surrounded Neckpiece
Thomasie Etuangat
Iqaluit
Sterling silver
3.5 x 2.75"

57. Okpik Brooch
Suzanne Evaloardjuk
Iqaluit
Sterling silver
1.5 x 1.5"
sold

58. Inuk Brooch
Mark Airut
Iqaluit
Sterling silver
2 x 1.5"
sold

59.
Serapio Ittusardjuat
Iqaluit
Sterling silver
1.5 x 1.25"
sold

60. Nirilli (snow goose) Brooch
Thomasie Etuangat
Iqaluit
Sterling silver
1.5 x 1.25"
N/A

61. Little Inuk Brooch
Enoosik Ottokie
Iqaluit
Sterling silver
1.5 x 1"
sold

62. Qimaktauniku (It got left Behind)
Ross Kayotak
Iqaluit
Sterling, ivory, baleen, brass
7.5 x 2"
sold

"Making artwork is fun and challenging to me. I is important to show our culture and traditional legends through artwork and I enjoy working with my hands."

63. Pilirilauqtakka (Things I did) Covered Bowl
Ross Kayotak
Iqaluit
Copper, sterling, ivory
6 x 6.5" diameter

"When I was a kid, I liked to go fishing and caribou hunting with my brother and Grandpa by dog team. One time, it was almost Christmas, me and my brother were playing dog team. My Grandpa was doing fishing nets, he got lots of fish in the nets."

64. Ulu with People Bowl
Enoosik Ottokie
Iqaluit
Copper, sterling
2 x 5.25" diameter
sold

"I love making jewellery for men and women. I can make anything in my mind, and it's a form of income. Through art, we keep our legends and stories alive. It is a way of story telling."

65. Tuurngaq (shaman's helper) Sugar Bowl
Enoosik Ottokie
Iqaluit
Sterling, ivory
5 x 4.5 x 2.5
sold

"Alliralik's body is like a bearded seal and has a head like a man. His proximity shines. He brings light, gives freely, is able to destroy seals, as they are attracted by his light. Tuluriaq is like a man. He has very large canine teeth like a bear. He has bear skin trousers and no hair on the skin covering his body. He has no shoes but his feet are covered with hair. He is good, comes when called and gives as desired. They are shaman's helpers."

66. Ulu with People Bowl
Enoosik Ottokie
Iqaluit
Sterling, copper
2 x 4.25" diameter
sold

67. Takunnangittuq Aksuruqtuq (The Blind Guy is Having a Hard Time)
Daniel Komoartok
Iqaluit
Sterling, soapstone
2.75 x 2" diameter
sold

"This container has a legend of Suuluk on it. He is blind because his mom put oil soot in his eyes while he was sleeping. While blind, he shoots a polar bear and his mom said he missed. She tried to starve him. On the other side, the loon is ready to help him get his eyesight back. The loon shows up while Suuluk is crying."

68. Gone Fishing Box
Mark Airut
Iqaluit
Sterling, ivory
2.75 x 4.25 x 2"
sold

"Jewellery helps me financially. My father is a well-known artist, I'd like to be like him. I used to make carvings but today I find jewellery pretty interesting. I can tell my stories about Inuit culture through my artwork."

"Once in my lifetime, me and my parents were in an outpost camp where my dad would go fishing every morning by dog team. My dad used to wake me and my brother up. It was no good getting up to eat breakfast and to go out at -40 degrees to get the dogs ready. The outpost camp was a very good experience for me and I like to make art about it."

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