Table of Contents Acknowledgments v Preface 1 Introduction 3 PART I 1. Arctic Traditions The Traditional Way of Life 13 "Primitive" Patterns I (Primitive and Paleolithic) 15 The Arctic Small Tool Tradition (ASTt) 22 Post-Arctic Small Tool Tradition in Alaska 24 2. Shamanistic Traditions Shamanism 40 The Supernatural Basis of Shamanistic Power 43 The Shaman's Initiation 57 "Primitive" Patterns II (Shamanism and Art) 63 3. Dorset and Thule Traditions in Canada "Primitive" Patterns III (Style and Culture) 67 The Dorset 71 The Thule 97 PART II 4. Historic Inuit Art New Traditions of Inuit Carving 101 New Traditions of Inuit Printmaking 119 Market and Educational Expansions 125 5. Western Aesthetics and Inuit Art The Western Categorical Context 129 "Primitive" Patterns IV ("Low" Art) 132 Inuit Art in the Modernist Context 137 Inuit Art in the Postmodernist Context 142 "Primitive" Patterns V (Primitivist Art) 147 6. Interviews with Inuit Artists The Interviews 157 Female Inuit Carvers from Arviat (Eskimo Point) and Kangiqsliniq (Rankin Inlet) 157 Male Inuit Carvers from Arviat, Kangiqsliniq and Qamani'tuaq (Baker Lake) 165 Female and Male Inuit Printmakers from Qamani'tuaq 186 7. Art by Nicola Wojewoda and Inuit Artists' Responses to It Nicola Wojewoda 204 Drawings and Paintings 206 Alternative Media 217 Sculpture 225 Conclusion 240 Notes 243 Bibliography 266 Index 289.