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Museum of Contemporary Circumpolar Art (MCCA)

Object

Tip Toe Through The Tundra / Tip Toe Through The Tundra (Print)

In an email on the 6th of July 2025 Ningiukulu Teevee wrote: Almost all of my drawings are inspired by the first storyteller I ever heard. More like the only storyteller in my elementary years. This one is a character in the epic story of Kiviuq. The first time he saw her was when she took off her feathery skin to get into the water with the other birds. Kiviuq sneaked upon them and grabbed the skin that belonged to of them. The others got away. She covered herself and begged for her skin but he wouldn't until she agreed to become his wife. The only problem was she didn't like getting dirty. Especially getting all bloodied or greasy from Kiviuq's harvests. So I imagined her tiptoeing.

Accession
2021.14
Object Type
Print
Title
Tip Toe Through The Tundra
Description
Tip Toe Through The Tundra
Production Year
2016
Production Location
ᑭᙵᐃᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ, ᑲᓇᑕ
Materials
Paper, ink, pencil
Dimensions
H62 x W78.8 cm
Provenance
Dorset Fine Arts Toronto, Ontario
Photograph