Bayne Peterson (Author)
IA. The Journal of the Society for Industrial Archeology
Volume: 43
Issue: 1/2
Pages: 71-80
Edition Details: Theme Issue: Intangibles in IA
Language: English
In the mid-nineteenth century, increased contact with European and American whalers and traders and the industrial objects they brought with them to the Arctic affected the art of the Inuit. Some Inuit artists began depicting these objects in small walrus ivory sculptures that they traded with outsiders. In the 1930s, an unknown Inuit artist on Baffin Island made a 2.5-in.-tall walrus ivory sculpture of a Swedish-manufactured Primus Stove, the first pressurized-burner kerosene stove. This mysterious sculpture became a source of inspiration for my artwork. Through research in the special collections at the Canadian Museum of Civilization I learned more about this sculpture and others like it. Then, on a trip to Pangnirtung, Baffin Island, interviews with contemporary Inuit artists gave me a deeper insight into the possible motivations of the artist who made the Primus Stove, as well as the current conditions of being an artist in Pangnirtung.
...MoreArticle Jeff Benjamin (2017) Ariadne’s Gift: The Archeological Record of Industry. IA. The Journal of the Society for Industrial Archeology (pp. 5-12).
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