Word: titokuuak
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...Thing. Even with his new fame, no Eskimo considers his art as serious work. It is just something to do when the weather keeps him from hunting. Even the terminology reflects this attitude. The word for a carving is sinun-guuak (a small thing-you-make); a print is titokuuak (marks you make with your hand). This humility results in the softest sells in all art history. An Eskimo who has journeyed for days to reach Cape Dorset will tell Houston: "I brought a block for a print along. It's no good, of course. I'm ashamed...
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