Help with Inuktitut syllabics

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  1. gigi flic

    gigi flic Member

    I hope someone can read the names.
    There is an lambda symbol in the first signature, inscribing it must have loosened the stone , more a lighting thing to make it visible but it is there.
    Hope i dint mess up the orientation.

    About 15 cm lenght for the first, second one 10 cm tall, about the same in length
     

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  2. Marote

    Marote Well-Known Member

    Last edited: Feb 27, 2026
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  3. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    They are beautiful. I will tag someone who probably knows, @Mark London .:)
     
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  4. gigi flic

    gigi flic Member

    Not sure if the ebay one is by Daniel Apawkok if its inscribed with his name, or if the seller wanted to say that it is in the style of...
    But the last 4 symbols look to be the same.
    Similar style too. To be honest, the piece has a great deal of elegance to it. And lines like a piece of modern art.
    Hoping its a known artist.
     
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  5. cxgirl

    cxgirl Well-Known Member

    if you don't get help here, try this FB group. They are friendly, very helpful and know their stuff:)

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/1762808760630400
     
  6. gigi flic

    gigi flic Member

    Ty, it would be a very good idea, but i left FB.
    It became quite clear during the pandemic was that app was doing for my mental health.
    Not sure i need that that crazy monkey on my back again.

    But it would be ok if someone added the pictures there.
     
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  7. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    mark will show up soon.....
     
  8. Mark London

    Mark London Well-Known Member

    Sadly, bad penmanship exists in Inuktitut as well as in English. Neither signature is easy to read. The seal is from Sanikiluaq (formerly known as Belcher Islands) and the given name seems to read SiAJa (Sarah). There are a number of Sarahs from Sanikiluaq but the most likely candidate would be Sarah Ippak (1916-D). The walrus is from Inukjuak (formerly known as Port Harrison) and the given name is hard to transcribe but the family name reads IKaLu (Echalook). I’m not sure how the eBay seller came up with Daniel Apawkok but that piece is rather clearly signed Sarah Michiyuk.
     
  9. gigi flic

    gigi flic Member

    Ty Mark.

    The second piece is as good as it gets. The picture i mean.
    But i think i can do a better job on the first. The stone doesent want to cooperate, needs better lighting.
    Thinking of your Sarah Michiyuk on the ebay piece , does it say Sarah Michiyuk or Michiyuk Sarah ? I say because the last 4 symbols are the same as mine.

    Ill try to get some better pictures of it.
     
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    gigi flic Member

  11. Mark London

    Mark London Well-Known Member

    This photo is much better. The last name is indeed Michiyuk.
     
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