SAMUEL ARNAKALLAK

SAMUEL ARNAKALLAK (ANGNAKUDLAK; ANAKADLUAK; SAMWILLIE; ANGNAKUDLUK)

Born: February 5, 1925 Male E5-787
Resides: Pond Inlet
Sculpture, Jewellery

Arnakallak used to specialize in making necklaces out of narwhale tusk ivory,
and really enjoyed his work. Unfortunately, he was injured when his house
burned down in 1990, and was hospitalized for several months. His hands were
badly burned, and he is no longer able to do fine carving.

EXHIBITIONS:

1974 Crafts from Arctic Canada/Artisanat de
l'arctique canadien
Canadian Eskimo Arts Council
Ottawa, Ontario
(tour)
(illustrated catalogue)

October 1984 Images of the Far North
Studio Art Gallery,
State University of New York
Binghamton, New York, U.S.A.

COLLECTIONS:

Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, Quebec
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

HONOURS, ACHIEVEMENTS and EVENTS:

1974 Received award for best work exhibited in, "Crafts from Arctic Canada",
Canadian Eskimo Arts Council, Ottawa.

SELECTED REFERENCES:

Canadian Eskimo Arts Council
CRAFTS FROM ARCTIC CANADA = ARTISANAT DE L'ARCTIQUE CANADIEN.
Ottawa: Canadian Eskimo Arts Council, 1974.