On one side of this sculpture a woman seamstress is holding a kamik
(skin boot) that she has been sewing. She tells the story to her children
as she works. The small child above her head is asleep and dreaming of the
animals in her stories. His limbs are turning into these animals.
On the reverse side is a whale hunter who is also a shaman. The Mackenzie
Delta was a whale-hunting region. Life was centred on the hunting of both
beluga and bowhead whales, and permanent settlements, like Kittigazuit,
were formed. The hunter hold a harpoon, which is also a drumbeater, and he
is framed by a circular drum on one side, and a half moon on the other. On
the man's head is a stylized raven headdress, as worn by those in
positions of authority, such as a boat owner or shaman.
