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Archie Ishulutak is in his forties and was born in Pangnirtung, Nunavut Territory, Canada.
He is related to Elisapee Isulutak and to Jaco and Lassaloosie Isulutak who are Elisapee's sons and well known Pangnirtung sculptors. He is also related to the late Jamesee as well as the late Pauloosie, Tomasie and Willie Ishulutak.
Archie's family background of artists has given him the experience of watching and learning from his relations from an early age.
Archie has lived most of his life on the land and is an excellent hunter. He supports himself through carving on a full-time basis.
His sculptures depict the traditional life style of the Inuit. He has his own original, innovative, creative designs and style in his artwork. Many of his sculptures are multiple images on one piece of stone or bone depicting the various aspects of living on the land. He is an expert and skilful carver in whalebone, antler, ivory and stone. His work has a distinctive mark of its own.
The size of his work varies but on occasion he will carve a large sculpture from either whalebone or stone. Archie Ishulutak's figurative carvings depict women caring for children, throat singing or preparing meat and skins, hunters on the land and Inuit legends.
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