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Kaka (Qaqaq) Ashoona

Kaka (Qaqaq) Ashoona (1928 - 1996) was active/lived in Nunavut, Northwest Territories / Canada.  Kaka Ashoona is known for Inuit sculpture, stone figures and animals.

Qaqaq Ashoona was born in an outpost camp called Ikirasak, and lived on the land as a hunter well into his teenage years. At this time, he settled in Cape Dorset, but frequently moved back to live out on the land in camps for extended periods. Qaqaq began carving around 1953.

 No longer able to survive through hunting and trapping exclusively, Qaqaq soon started carving as a means to support his family. Taking his boat to mine his own stone, Qaqaq did much of his carving at his outpost camp, and took great care with detail for each sculpture, using only hand tools to carve.*

*”An Interview with Qaqaq Ashoona” (conducted by Simeonie Kunnuk, translated by Taina Ipellie), Inuit Art Quarterly, Summer 1996, Vol. 11, No. 2, page 21-27

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Facts about Kaka (Qaqaq) Ashoona

   Kaka (Qaqaq) Ashoona  Born:  1928 - Ikirasak, Nunavut, Canada
Died:   1996 - Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada
Known for:  Inuit sculpture, stone figures and animals
Name variants:  Qaqaq (Kaka) Ashoona

Qaqaq Ashoona was born in an outpost camp called Ikirasak, and lived on the land as a hunter well into his teenage years. At this time, he settled in Cape Dorset, but frequently moved back to live out on the land in camps for extended periods. Qaqaq began carving around 1953.

 No longer able to survive through hunting and trapping exclusively, Qaqaq soon started carving as a means to support his family. Taking his boat to mine his own stone, Qaqaq did much of his carving at his outpost camp, and took great care with detail for each sculpture, using only hand tools to carve.*

*”An Interview with Qaqaq Ashoona” (conducted by Simeonie Kunnuk, translated by Taina Ipellie), Inuit Art Quarterly, Summer 1996, Vol. 11, No.  ...  Displaying 750 of 1234 characters.

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