About the Materials  
The Inuit Artists from the Canadian Arctic work with two main types of stone -serpentine and steatite. These stones are indiginous to the area and are available in a profusion of colours. Serpentine is the hardest of these stones. It has a high magnesium silicone composition, which when polished resembles marble or jade. Steatite is a much softer stone with a high talc content. 
It is commonly referred to as soapstone due to the slippery texture when finished. Many artists use other organic materials which are left from the hunts. Whalebone from early in the century, walrus ivory and caribou antler are favoured by the coastal Inuit. Musk-ox horn is often used by the more northerly artists.

For more information regarding the Inuit, their works, or the Gallery, please email
us at info@arcticexperience.com

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