What artistic contributions have the Inuit made to society?

Answer 1

Ancient Inuit art is made up of engravings cut into implements, ornaments, and figure sculptures. Designs are generally geometric and are based on concentric arcs, circles, and ovals. In the 1700s and 1800s, Inuits made ivory or wood dolls for children. Sometimes these dolls were used to represent a mother or a desired child, as a ritualized instrument to make a childless couple have children. They also make masks, which can range from a simple mask with eye holes to large masks with hands, feet, fish, clams, and seals attached to them. These Inuit spirit and appendage masks are famous. These are painted in many colors and decorated with feathers. Masks portray a specific spirit and are completely unique, usually resulting from a dream or vision by the artist. Today, Inuit artists still make masks, but they are intended to be hung on a wall instead of worn in dance and medicinal practices.