Inuksuk
by Stephanie Moore
Title
Inuksuk
Artist
Stephanie Moore
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
An Inuksuk on the shore of the Ottawa River, Gatineau, Quebec. The City of Ottawa in ON is in the background.
An inuksuk (plural inuksuit) (from the Inuktitut: ᐃᓄᒃᓱᒃ, plural ᐃᓄᒃᓱᐃᑦ; alternatively inukhuk in Inuinnaqtun, iñuksuk in Iñupiaq, inussuk in Greenlandic, and sometimes inukshuk in English) is a manmade stone landmark or cairn built for use by the Inuit, Iñupiat, Kalaallit, Yupik, and other peoples of the Arctic region of North America.
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November 2nd, 2019
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Linda Unger
We saw these all over Arizona! And they are here too in Texas. Interesting thing people do! FAV!
Stephanie Moore replied:
The real ones were created by the indigenous peoples in the far north - they were used as signposts and to leave messages - thanks, Linda
Maria Faria Rodrigues
Beautiful, capture . . . that, I have added the photograph, to RED MAPLE’s . . . mini encyclopedia, in the RED MAPLE GALLERY, group!
Maria Faria Rodrigues
Congratulations, your amazing art is Featured, in the “RED MAPLE GALLERY”, homepage group, of Fine Art America! Beautiful, capture!
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