David Ruben Piqtoukun (1950) is an Inuit artist from Paulatuk, Northwest Territories, Canada. His output includes sculpture and prints; the sculptural work is innovative in its use of mixed media. His materials and imagery bring together modern and traditional Inuit stylistic elements in a personal vision. An example of this is his work "The Passage of Time" (1999), which portrays a shaman in the form of a salmon moving through a hole in a hand. While shamanic imagery is common in much of Inuit art, the hand in this work is sheet metal, not a traditional material such as walrus ivory, caribou antler or soapstone.
© 2018. All images are copyrighted © by David Ruben Piqtoukun or assignee. The use of any image from this site is prohibited unless prior written permission is obtained.
© 2018. All images are copyrighted © by David Ruben Piqtoukun or assignee. The use of any image from this site is prohibited unless prior written permission is obtained.
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| Mr David Ruben Piqtoukun |
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| Passage of Time |
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| Piqtoukun Airplane |
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| Bear in shamanic transformation |
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| Bear in shamanic transformation, detail |
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| Bear in shamanic transformation, detail |
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| Bear Man Woman Transformation |
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| Bear Shaman with Tattoos |
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| Bear Spirit |
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| Bear-Man, Balancing on his Kayak |
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| Bottom Fish Spirit (Fish with 3 eyes) |
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| Bottom Fish Man |
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| Bust of a caribou |
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| Caribou man |
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| Dancing on the moon |
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| First Prayer |
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| First Prayer |
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| Grooming Sedna with Comb |
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| inukshuk |
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| inukshuk |
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| inukshuk |
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| Kiviuq Saddleback |
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| Masque du grand corbeau blanc |
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| Mischievous Owl-Man |
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| Muskox Man |
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| Observing Your Society |
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| Odin's Familiars |
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| Odin's Familiars |
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| Polar bear |
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| Polar bear II |
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| Qalupalik |
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| Qullik with spirit flames |
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| Raven Man Steals the Moon |
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| Raven Man Transformation |
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| Sea Spirit Protecting Pearl of Wisdom |
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| Seal Innu |
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| Seal Mask |
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| Seal Mask, back |
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| Sednas of the Sea |
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| Sednas of the Sea, detail |
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| Shaman Mask |
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| Shaman Returns From the Moon |
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| Sharing the Wealth |
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| Spirit Bear Possessing a Man's Soul |
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| Spirit World of the Inuit |
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| Spirit World of the Inuit |
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| Swimming with fish |
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| The Hunter's Memories |
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| The Hunter's Memories |
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| The Hunter's Memories |
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| The Maltese Falcon Returns |
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| The Sigurd Saga |
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| The Sigurd Saga |
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| The Sigurd Saga |
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| Tsunami |
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| Under the Moonlight |
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| Voyage of the Spirit-Helpers |
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