Born in 1920 (Iqualuit, Nunavut) – Died in 2010

Nuveeya Ipellie is the father of the Inuit carver Seepee Ipellie and grand-father of Jomie Aipeelee. Because Nuveeya was born into a family of artists, he was very young when he learned to carve in the traditional way; by watching other carvers sculpt.

Nuveeya Ipellie worked with serpentine, a beautiful stone found in Nunavut from the same family of jade. His main subject matter were the animals from his territory, such as muskoxen, owls, shamans and other.

Few flaws to note. One long scratch and one smaller scratch on the back. Both not deep.

I also notice three chips to the rim that are very smooth, I’ve pointed them out in the last pictures.

Signed Nooveya Ipellie ( a variant of Nuveeya)