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Mark Tungilik (1913?–1986) was an Inuit sculptor from Nunavut who specialized in miniature ivory carvings.

Early life

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Tungilik was born in either 1904 or 1913 in the Spence Bay area. He later moved to Pelly Bay and then Naujaat.[1][2]

Career

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In 1945 Roman Catholic missionaries encouraged Tungilik to start carving ivory.[2][3] One of the pieces he carved was presented to Pope Pius XII in 1948.[3] He was known to bring his carvings with him on his boat, to work on them while hunting.[4]

Tungilik's work often depicts Arctic animals, including seals,[5] weasels,[6] caribou,[7][8] muskoxes,[9][10] owls,[11] polar bears,[12][13] and walruses.[5][14] Many of his pieces also depict hunting scenes,[3][15][16][17] as well as Christian religious imagery.[4][18]

In 2013, one of Tungilik's carvings of a muskox was featured on an episode of Antiques Roadshow.[19]

Tungilik's work is held in several museums worldwide, including the Canadian Museum of Civilization,[1] the University of Michigan Museum of Art,[10][20] the Museum of Anthropology at University of British Columbia,[1][21] the Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec,[1] the National Gallery of Canada,[1][22] the University of Lethbridge Art Gallery,[1] the Winnipeg Art Gallery,[1][23] the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre,[1] the Art Gallery of Toronto,[1] Portland Art Museum,[24] and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[1][25][26]

In his older age, Tungilik began to lose his vision, but continued carving.[4]

His grandson Jesse Tungilik is a multidisciplinary artist.[27][28]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "KATILVIK - Artist: Mark Tungilik - ᒪᑭ ᑕᒐᓕ - E3-320". www.katilvik.com. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  2. ^ a b "Inventory Detail Page". Waddingtons.ca. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  3. ^ a b c Lutz, Maija M. (2012-11-12). Hunters, Carvers, and Collectors: The Chauncey C. Nash Collection of Inuit Art. Harvard University Press. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-87365-407-4.
  4. ^ a b c "The man who never stopped carving". Nunatsiaq News. 2019-08-27. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  5. ^ a b "WALRUS AND SEALS". Feheley Fine Arts - Inuit Art Gallery. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  6. ^ "KATILVIK - Artwork WEASEL AND YOUNG by Mark Tungilik". www.katilvik.com. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  7. ^ "Sold Price: MARK TUNGILIK (1913-1986), CARIBOU PAIR, stone, ivory, 1". invaluable.com. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  8. ^ "KATILVIK - Artwork CARIBOU by Mark Tungilik". www.katilvik.com. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  9. ^ "Mark Tungilik presented by Galerie Elca London". www.elcalondon.com. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  10. ^ a b "Exchange: Muskox". exchange.umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  11. ^ "FAMILY OF OWLS by MarkTungilik". www.artnet.com. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  12. ^ "Polar bear by MarkTungilik". www.artnet.com. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  13. ^ "Sold Price: MARK TUNGILIK (1913-1986), POLAR BEAR, ivory, 1.5". invaluable.com. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  14. ^ "Tungilik Mark | Repulse Bay, Legend of the Muskox and Walrus (1970) | MutualArt". www.mutualart.com. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  15. ^ "BOW HUNTER AND TWO BIRDS by MarkTungilik". www.artnet.com. 1968. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  16. ^ "Mark Tungilik presented by Galerie Elca London". www.elcalondon.com. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  17. ^ "KATILVIK - Artwork HUNTER ATTACKING BEAR by Mark Tungilik". www.katilvik.com. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  18. ^ "Angel by MarkTungilik". www.artnet.com. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  19. ^ "Antiques Roadshow | PBS". Antiques Roadshow | PBS. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  20. ^ "Exchange: Muskox". exchange.umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  21. ^ "Collection Online | Museum of Anthropology at UBC". collection-online.moa.ubc.ca. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  22. ^ "Marc Tungilik". www.gallery.ca. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  23. ^ Zoratti, Jen (2019-08-12). "Aug 2019: Inuit artists recreate landscapes and oral histories in pocket-sized carvings". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  24. ^ "Mark Tungilik". portlandartmuseum.us. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  25. ^ "Mark Tungilik | Stone Musk Ox | Inuit". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  26. ^ "Mark Tungilik | Stone Mother and Child Figure". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  27. ^ Igloliorte, Heather (2017). "Curating Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit: Inuit Knowledge in the Qallunaat Art Museum". Art Journal. 76 (2): 100–113. doi:10.1080/00043249.2017.1367196. ISSN 0004-3249. JSTOR 45142476. S2CID 191581564.
  28. ^ "Jesse Tungilik | Quark Expeditions". www.quarkexpeditions.com. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
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