Uvavnuk's Snow Prayer Tapestry

Uvavnuk was an Inuit woman who lived at the end of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth century. One night, a ball of light descended from the sky and struck her. Her body was filled with light and she lost consciousness. From that day, she was different and started writing poetry, became a seer and a shaman. This is one of many pictures we made inspired by her experience and poetry.