| At first, all Inuit soapstone sculptures
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| | One thing that all Inuit sculptures have
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| from the Arctic may look alike. However,
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| | in common is that they show the fact that
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| there are variances in artistic styles
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| | Inuit people have deep connections with
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| among the different Inuit art producing
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| | their family life, their natural
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| communities. Although all communities
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| | surroundings and spiritual beliefs. It
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| produce Inuit sculptures featuring both
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| | is interesting to observe that even if
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| animal and human subjects, some seem to
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| | some Inuit artists have converted to
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| do more animals while others do more
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| | Christianity as their religion, they may
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| people figures. Some communities make
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| | still include Inuit spirituality and
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| their subjects appear quite realistic
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| | legends as a big part of their lives.
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| with lots of high detail while in others,
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| | This is portrayed in some of their Inuit
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| a more crude and primitive look is
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| | sculpture and other artwork.
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| preferred. There are Inuit sculptures
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| | The differences in artistic style are
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| that have a highly polished finishes and
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| | partly due to the different types of
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| some that are the complete opposite where
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| | stone and other materials available in
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| they are left dull and unpolished.
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| | each community as well as regional
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| Some areas specialize in producing small
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| | preferences. Of course there can be
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| scale miniatures much like the artwork by
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| | outside influences when Inuit artists
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| their ancestors who first came into
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| | travel from community to community. This
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| contact with white men. Inuit sculpture
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| | is particularly the case with larger
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| can range from quite conservative to bold
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| | growing communities like Iqaluit which
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| or even wildly outrageous. Scenes can be
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| | has seen an influx of Inuit from other
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| playful like a piece depicting two Inuit
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| | parts of Nunavut ever since becoming its
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| children playing or with a sense of humor
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| | capital. One can find a variety and
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| like a walrus waving. On the other end,
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| | blending of Inuit art styles here. A
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| transformation and shamanic pieces can
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| | longer version of this article which
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| look disturbing or even frightening to
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| | describes the different styles of Inuit
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| some. Hunting scenes can portray the
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| | sculptures from different Canadian Arctic
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| gory realities of life and death in
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| | regions can be found at the Free Spirit
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| nature.
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| | Gallery website.
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