Enook Manomie

Enook Manomie (July 24, 1941 – December 2, 2006)^[1][2] was an Inuk carver.

Early life and education

Manomie, who grew up in Kinngait on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada,^[2][3] started carving while in his teens.^[2] His father, Manomie Sako,^[4] was a well-known carver, and Manomie learned by watching him.^[2][3] His brother Towatogua Sagouk also became an artist.^[4]

Career

Manomie worked with soapstone from Baffin Island quarries.^[2] He carved using files, small picks and axes, rasps, and sandpaper.^[2] Though he was best known for his sculptures, he also created drawings, prints, and jewelry.^[3]

Manomie's work is held in several museums worldwide, including the National Gallery of Canada,^[5] the Penn Museum,^[6] the McMaster Museum of Art,^[7] the University of Michigan Museum of Art,^[8] the Winnipeg Art Gallery,^[3][9] the University of Lethbridge Art Collection,^[10][11] and the Smith College Museum of Art.^[12]

In September 2011, CTV News reported that an Enook Manomie sculpture and two Robert Baffa photographs were stolen from a Public Safety Canada building, though the date of the theft was unclear.^[13]

Personal life

His wife, Suzanne Manomie,^[2][14] was from British Columbia and acted as his translator.^[2] The couple adopted several Inuit children.^[2]