Davidee Mannumi
Settlement: Cape Dorset / Kinngait
(1919-1979) — E7-1063
Mannumi, Davidee, also known as Manumi "B", sculptor, (b Cape Dorset region, SW Baffin Island 9 Sept 1919; d there 1979). Mannumi immigrated to Iqaluit [Frobisher Bay] in the DEW Line construction period of the mid-1950s but has since returned to Cape Dorset. One of the Arctic's outstanding early carvers, his sculptural work Mother and Child was presented to Queen Elizabeth II by the people of Canada on the occasion of the 1954 royal tour. The image of this sculpture was reproduced on the 1968 Canadian 6-cent stamp. Along with his other talents, Mannumi is well known among INUIT as a graceful dancer, thus confirming a long-held Inuit belief that a talented human is the true art object. Such a person should be capable of performing many skills - carving, storytelling, singing and dancing - outward evidence of inulariak, a worthy human being.
Exhibitions
- Arctic Wildlife: The Art of the Inuit, Musee des Beaux-Arts de Montreal
- Cape Dorset, Winnipeg Art Gallery
- Early and Contemporary Sculpture and Prints by Well-Known Inuit Artists, Arctic Artistry
- Eskimo Sculpture, arranged by the Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, and the National Gallery of Canada
- Exhibition and Sale of Musk-Oxen and Bears, Cottage Craft Gifts & Fine Arts Ltd.
- Night Spirits: Cape Dorset 1960-1965, Winnipeg Art Gallery
- The Bessie Bulman Collection, Winnipeg Art Gallery
Collections
- Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec, Montreal
- Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull
- Eskimo Museum, Churchill
- McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg
- Musee des beaux-arts de Montreal, Montreal
- Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg
Exhibitions
Arctic Wildlife: The Art of the Inuit
Musee des Beaux-Arts de Montreal
Cape Dorset
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Early and Contemporary Sculpture and Prints by Well-Known Inuit Artists
Arctic Artistry
Eskimo Sculpture
arranged by the Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, and the National Gallery of Canada
Exhibition and Sale of Musk-Oxen and Bears
Cottage Craft Gifts & Fine Arts Ltd.
Night Spirits: Cape Dorset 1960-1965
Winnipeg Art Gallery
The Bessie Bulman Collection
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Public Collections
Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec
Montreal
Canadian Museum of Civilization
Hull
Eskimo Museum
Churchill
McMichael Canadian Art Collection
Kleinburg
Musee des beaux-arts de Montreal
Montreal
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Winnipeg
Artwork
| Title | Last Sold At Auction | |
|---|---|---|
| ARCTIC HARE | 2021-12 (December 2021) | |
| BEAST | 2016-03 (March 2016) | |
| HOODED FACE | 2017-11 (November 2017) | |
| TRANSFORMING SPIRIT, CA. 1961 |
