Name: Leah Kalluk

Bio: Leah Kalluk was born on February 22nd, 1948 in Angugaatiartalik. She moved to Arctic Bay around 1963. She has five sons and six daughters. Leah first started carving in 1968. There weren’t many tools available leaving her to make her own. Her first carving was of a seal, it was bought for six dollars. Since then she has greatly improved. Working with modern tools she has made a six-foot carving depicting a hunter’s life, which was bought for six thousand dollars. She often incorporates different elements into her work, for example, a face carved out of antlers, a parka created from marble, caribou pants from soap stone and kamiks from stone. She also does customized work conforming to the individual’s request if specified.

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