ᕕᐃᑎᕋᐊ ᒪᒍᓯᐊᓗ Victoria Mamnguksualuq
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Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Additional Statuses: Inuit
Country of Birth: Canada
Province of Birth: Nunavut
Year of Birth: 1930
City: ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᖅ / Qamani'tuaq [Baker Lake]
Community: recZJXig7mWdp3Us2
Country: Canada
Type of Creator: Artist
Gender: Female
Living Status: Deceased
Mediums: drawing, fibre, printmaking
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Work by ᕕᐃᑎᕋᐊ ᒪᒍᓯᐊᓗ Victoria Mamnguksualuq
At the Fish Weir
Work ID: 47395
Description: Following is a translation of the syllabic text that appears on the right-hand side of the drawing: Mamguksualuq - Fishing in a man-made stone weir.
Measurements: 57.3 x 76.7 cm
Date Made: 1978
Materials: coloured pencil and graphite on paper
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
A Young Girl with her Spirit Helpers
Work ID: 47389
Description: This drawing represents a single component within the complex matrix that is the Legend of Qiviuq. Qiviuq is the heroic immortal that is perceived in traditional Inuit lore as both a legendary figure and a man who has existed through many lives and many generations. Qiviuq's epic journey involves numerous episodes and cycles. Following is a translation of the syllabic text that appears on the right-hand side of the drawing: Mamguksualuq - This little girl is surrounded by her own spirit helpers. She loved them. Her husband [Qiviuq] is still flying while he's changing forms. (All of his wives here.)
Measurements: 57.5 x 76.9 cm
Date Made: 1978
Materials: coloured pencil and graphite on paper
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Qiviuq and Igusayua
Work ID: 47378
Description: This drawing represents a single component within the complex matrix that is the Legend of Qiviuq. Qiviuq is the heroic immortal that is perceived in traditional Inuit lore as both a legendary figure and a man who has existed through many lives and many generations. Qiviuq's epic journey involves numerous episodes and cycles. He encounters many powerful protagonists and evil characters along the way; Igusayua being one of the latter. Following is a translation of the syllabic text that appears on the right-hand side of the drawing: Mamguksualuq - Bodyless heads. Qiviuq and Igusayua.
Measurements: coloured pencil and graphite on paper
Date Made: 1978
Materials: coloured pencil and graphite on paper
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Young Girl Captured by an Eagle
Work ID: 47393
Description: Following is a translation of the syllabic text that appears on the right-hand side of the drawing: Mamguksualuq - An eagle snatched a young girl who had been sent to gather driftwood and took her to his nest, high up on a ledge on the face of a cliff. Whenever the eagle went on a hunting trip, the girl would braid a part of a rope and hide it when the eagle came back. When the rope was long enough, she threw down the rope and escaped.
Measurements: 56.7 x 77.7 cm
Date Made: 1978
Materials: coloured pencil and graphite on paper
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Chin-ups and Polar Bear Attack
Work ID: 47383
Description: Following is a translation of the syllabic text that appears on the right-hand side of the drawing: Mamguksualuq - A traditional Inuit game. This man is doing chin-ups. When a polar bear came upon an igloo, it smashed it in and attacked the woman inside.
Measurements: 57.3 x 76.9 cm
Date Made: 1978
Materials: coloured pencil and graphite on paper
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
The Legend of the Murderous Grandmother
Work ID: 47397
Description: Following is a translation of the syllabic text that appears on the right-hand side of the drawing: Mamguksualuq - This is a legend. A boy and his sister were travelling by foot when they saw an emcampment of igloos. When they arrived at the watering hole, the boy also found a piece of meat that was fresh and clean. He started eating some of it but couldn't continue because it tasted so foul. He couldn't figure out what kind of living thing could have such foul tasting flesh. After they reached the camp, they decided to settle down there because the people were so nice. He got himself a wife and his sister got married and had a child. The girl's mother-in-law was overjoyed at having her first grandchild. As she was entering the igloo, she tripped and fell on her fork, killing herself. It turned out that she had been intending to use that fork to kill her grandchild.
Measurements: 57.5 x 76.7
Date Made: 1978
Materials: coloured pencil and graphite on paper
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
People of Long Ago
Work ID: 47390
Description: Following is a translation of the syllabic text that appears on the right-hand side of the drawing: Mamguksualuq - People of long ago.
Measurements: 57.5 x 77.0 cm
Date Made: 1978
Materials: coloured pencil and graphite on paper
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
A Visit with the Long-Nailed People
Work ID: 47386
Description: This drawing represents a single component within the complex matrix that is the Legend of Qiviuq. Qiviuq is the heroic immortal that is perceived in traditional Inuit lore as both a legendary figure and a man who has existed through many lives and many generations. Qiviuq's epic journey involves numerous episodes and cycles. He encounters many powerful protagonists and evil characters along the way; the long-nailed people in this case being the latter. Following is a translation of the syllabic text that appears on the right-hand side of the drawing: Mamguksualuq - This is a legend. When the boy and his sister arrived at the land of the Long-Nailed People, he said that he was sick and asked his sister to go and get some water from them. When she entered their dwelling, she told them that her brother was thirsty and she came to get some water for him. One of the Long-Nailed People said, "There's the skin scooper and there's the water. Come in, take your coat off and scoop up some water." So the girl listened to them and went to scoop up some water. All of a sudden, the Long-Nailed People started scratching her and she started bleeding. Her brother went to her defense and made them stop by beating on them with his fists.
Measurements: 57.5 x 76.9 cm
Date Made: 1978
Materials: coloured pencil and graphite on paper
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Hunting Polar Bear and Seal
Work ID: 47379
Description: Following is a translation of the syllabic text that appears on the right-hand side of the drawing: Mamguksualuq - Inuit traditions. A polar bear and her cubs. The cubs used to be captured while their mother was inside the den.
Measurements: 57.6 x 76.8 cm
Date Made: 1978
Materials: coloured pencil and graphite on paper
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
At the Fish Weir
Work ID: 47385
Description: Following is a translation of the syllabic text that appears on the right-hand side of the drawing: Mamguksualuq - They are making weirs and catching fish. (tiyalutilu). That's the way they caught game. The fish also went into rock lined lagoons where they were caught with fish spears, with hand held hooks or by hand if one didn't have any hooks.
Measurements: 57.3 x 76.8 cm
Date Made: 1978
Materials: coloured pencil and graphite on paper
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
A Visit with the Nakasungnaittut and the Old Woman with her Pet Polar Bear
Work ID: 47388
Description: This drawing represents a single component within the complex matrix that is the Legend of Qiviuq. Qiviuq is the heroic immortal that is perceived in traditional Inuit lore as both a legendary figure and a man who has existed through many lives and many generations. Qiviuq's epic journey involves numerous episodes and cycles. Following is a translation of the syllabic text that appears on the right-hand side of the drawing: Mamguksualuq - When the man arrived at the camp of the Nakasungnaittut, they were just going into their igloos for the night. If he threw a stone and hit the leader right on the ear, he would have some food. He hit the Nakasungnaittuq on the right ear but it didn't kill him. He exchanged places with a widow and they killed her by hitting her on the ear many times. Then they butchered her for food in retaliation for hurting their leader. This old woman had a pet polar bear. She loved her pet very much so she took it away to the wilderness when people started saying that they wanted to kill it.
Measurements: 57.6 x 77.0 cm
Date Made: 1978
Materials: coloured pencil and graphite on paper
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
A Family’s Revenge
Work ID: 47394
Description: Following is a translation of the syllabic text that appears on the right-hand side of the drawing: Mamguksualuq - This woman had a husband who was a great hunter but he was murdered by others who were jealous of his abilities. The woman and her children were left alone and mistreated by other people. One day, she prepared a sealskin from a young seal and had her son put it on. Then she made him practice how to swim and when he could stay under water for long periods at a time, she told him, "Go down to the sea far from shore and swim around like a seal. When they start going after you, I'll summon the wind." Soon, the hunters were chasing the boy and when he had lured them far from the shore, his mother had the wind blow harder and harder until their qayaqs overturned. After all the hunters had perished, the boy swam back to his mother.
Measurements: 56.9 x 77.3 cm
Date Made: 1978
Materials: coloured pencil and graphite on paper
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Dangerous Bears
Work ID: 47381
Description: Following is a translation of the syllabic text that appears on the right-hand side of the drawing: Mamguksualuq - The brown bear eats cached meat so this bear is raiding a cache again. This polar bear is approaching an igloo where a woman and her child are alone while her husband is away. Her child is sleeping peacefully and she's not aware of what's going to happen.
Measurements: 57.6 x 77.1 cm
Date Made: 1978
Materials: coloured pencil and graphite on paper
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Qiviuq in the Land of the Nakasungnaittut
Work ID: 47396
Description: This drawing represents a single component within the complex matrix that is the Legend of Qiviuq. Qiviuq is the heroic immortal that is perceived in traditional Inuit lore as both a legendary figure and a man who has existed through many lives and many generations. Qiviuq's epic journey involves numerous episodes and cycles. Following is a translation of the syllabic text that appears on the right-hand side of the drawing: Mamguksualuq - When Qiviuq arrived at the land of the Nakasungnaittut, he went into an empty igloo and sat there waiting for the owner to come home. As soon as the man entered the igloo, Qiviuq knocked him unconscious, pulled the eyeball out of their sockets with his knife and propped him up against the wall. When other Nakasungnaittut came into the igloo to go after Qiviuq, some of them died instantly from the shock of seeing such a sight. With the other ones that didn't die right away, Qiviuq pulled out their eyeballs from the sockets and also propped them up against the wall.
Measurements: 57.7 x 76.7 cm
Date Made: 1978
Materials: coloured pencil and graphite on paper
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Traditional Hunting
Work ID: 47391
Description: Following is a translation of the syllabic text that appears on the right-hand side of the drawing: Mamguksualuq - Our ancestors didn't have any dogs a long time ago so they used to pull the sleds themselves.
Measurements: 56.7 x 77.7 cm
Date Made: 1978
Materials: coloured pencil and graphite on paper
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
The Jealous Mother-in-law
Work ID: 47384
Description: This drawing represents a single component within the complex matrix that is the Legend of Qiviuq. Qiviuq is the heroic immortal that is perceived in traditional Inuit lore as both a legendary figure and a man who has existed through many lives and many generations. Qiviuq's epic journey involves numerous episodes and cycles. He encounters many powerful protagonists and evil characters along the way; his mother-in -law in this case being the latter. Following is a translation of the syllabic text that appears on the right-hand side of the drawing: Mamguksualuq - Qiviuq had married Amaruq. One day while he was out hunting, his mother-in-law pretended that she wanted to look for lice in her daughter's hair. Instead, she stabbed Amaruq to death. Then she peeled off the skin on the face part and stretched it over her own face. She buried the body and waited for her son-in-law's arrival. When he arrived, she helped him to unload. Qiviuq was familiar with his wife's helpfulness but he thought there was something strange. He said endearing things to her as usual but watched her closely. By the time they reached and entered the tent, Qiviuq knew what had happened but he acted like everything was normal and asked her, "Where's your mother?" She replied that her mother was out gathering drift wood. Qiviuq then left her because he couldn't stay with someone who had killed her own daughter in order to be his wife.
Measurements: 57.6 x 76.6 cm
Date Made: 1978
Materials: coloured pencil and graphite on paper
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Qiviuq’s Search for a Wife
Work ID: 47382
Description: This drawing represents a single component within the complex matrix that is the Legend of Qiviuq. Qiviuq is the heroic immortal that is perceived in traditional Inuit lore as both a legendary figure and a man who has existed through many lives and many generations. Qiviuq's epic journey involves numerous episodes and cycles. Following is a translation of the syllabic text that appears on the right-hand side of the drawing: Mamguksualuq - Qiviuq was looking for his wife when he arrived at the land of the animals. The lemming came out of its burrow and said, "Part of her is mine. You are capable of bleeding so I don't want you." The weasle came out from under the rock and said, "She is mine. You have a narrow waist so I don't want you." The ground hog came out and said, "She is mine. You have no tail at all so I don't want you." The fox also came out and said, "She is mine. You have small ears so I don't want you." The rabbit came and said, "Part of her is mine. The space between your eyes is too wide so I don't want you." The wolverine came out and said, "She is mine. Your front teeth are too small so I don't want you." The wolf came and said, "She is mine. Your front teeth are too long so I don't want you." The little lemming came out again and said, "If there is nothing that you want, close your eyes and enter backwards." So Qiviuq did as he was told and started going in.
Measurements: 56.9 x 77.3 cm
Date Made: 1978
Materials: coloured pencil and graphite on paper
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Traditional Hunting Techniques
Work ID: 47387
Description: Following is a translation of the syllabic text that appears on the right-hand side of the drawing: Mamguksualuq - Not too long ago, people used to hunt with small spears, harpoons, regular spears, bows and arrows, knives and hooks.
Measurements: 57.6 x 76.8 cm
Date Made: 1978
Materials: coloured pencil and graphite on paper
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Qiviuq and the Nakasungnaittut
Work ID: 47392
Description: This drawing represents a single component within the complex matrix that is the Legend of Qiviuq. Qiviuq is the heroic immortal that is perceived in traditional Inuit lore as both a legendary figure and a man who has existed through many lives and many generations. Qiviuq's epic journey involves numerous episodes and cycles. Following is a translation of the syllabic text that appears on the right-hand side of the drawing: Mamguksualuq - Qiviuq picked out an igloo that stood apart from the rest and crept towards it. Unknowingly, he was followed behind by one of the Nakasungnaittut. (migigiatuluti)... he will not have it. As the widow sat there waiting for her children, Qiviuq hid in a depression on the widow's igloo floor.
Measurements: 56.5 x 78.0 cm
Date Made: 1978
Materials: coloured pencil and graphite on paper
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Crossing a Lake
Work ID: 47380
Description: Following is a translation of the syllabic text that appears on the right-hand side of the drawing: Mamguksualuq - These travellers are crossing a lake by wading through it. Some of them tied inflated animal skins together to make floats or qayaqs [kayaks].
Measurements: 57.5 x 77.0 cm
Date Made: 1978
Materials: coloured pencil and graphite on paper
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Camp Scene
Work ID: 47398
Description: wall hanging
Measurements: 95.2 x 96.5 cm
Date Made: 1995
Materials: wool duffle, applique, embroidery floss
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Cliff
Work ID: 47405
Measurements: 64.5 x 50.0 cm
Date Made: 1997
Materials: reductive woodcut on paper
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Kakjuaqlurmait (Great Starvation Exposed)
Work ID: 47403
Measurements: 62.0 x 84.0 cm
Date Made: 1998
Materials: woodcut on paper
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Snake (Evil Spirit)
Work ID: 47402
Measurements: 62.0 x 77.0 cm
Date Made: 1998
Materials: woodcut and stencil on paper
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Ikaaqtuq (Kiviuq Following His Family)
Work ID: 47401
Measurements: 50.0 x 62.0 cm
Date Made: 1998
Materials: woodcut and stencil on paper
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Summer Camp Scene
Work ID: 47399
Description: wall hanging
Measurements: 122.0 x 152.5 cm
Date Made: 1998
Materials: wool duffle, applique, embroidery floss
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Kannuyaqtaalik (Returning to Homeland)
Work ID: 47400
Measurements: 34.0 x 46.0 cm
Date Made: 1998
Materials: woodcut and stencil on paper
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Drumdance and Singer (Inuit Gathering Together and Entertaining Each Other)
Work ID: 47404
Measurements: 50.0 x 24.5 cm
Date Made: 1998
Materials: woodcut on paper
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
