Gayle Uyagaqi Kabloona
Ilakka (My Extended Family)
Artist
Gayle Uyagaqi Kabloona
1986- Inuk from Nunavut Active in Qamani’tuaq and Ottawa
Title
Ilakka (My Extended Family)
Date
2023
Materials
Partially glazed earthenware, slip and underglaze painted decoration
Dimensions
34.5 cm (h.), 18 cm (diam.)
Credits
Purchase, the Frothingham Bursary Fund, inv. 2024.94
Collection
Decorative Arts and Design
Clay is one of Earth’s malleable elements. With Ilakka, this foundational element is turned into a family portrait, with so many faces making the vessel a whole.
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