The inuksuk is still a bit of a mystery ... it seems the information is sketchy on the actual meaning and use.. although it is thought they may have been used for navigation, as a point of reference, a marker for hunting grounds or as a food cache.
Here is Wik's explanation...."The word inuksuk means "something which acts for or performs the function of a person." The word comes from the morphemes inuk ("person") and -suk ("ersatz" or "substitute"). It is pronounced inutsuk in Nunavik and the southern part of Baffin Island (see Inuit phonology for the linguistic reasons). In many of the central Nunavut dialects, it has the etymologically related name inuksugaq (plural: inuksugait).
Despite the predominant English spelling as inukshuk, both the Government of Nunavut and the Government of Canada through Indian and Northern Affairs Canada are promoting the Inuit preferred spelling inuksuk."
Anyway..... I made you my version as a fun part of the Olympic week because it is the official logo of the games....
He was just a tiny gaffer.... but, wow...did my bare fingers get cold trying to shape him! and... because he was little ...and the sun is shining...... sadly...he is no longer...........
Have a good Friday!
