The Arctic & Polar Regions

There is a rich and varied cultural arts traditional across the Arctic and polar regions. Similar to the vibrant colours associated with the traditional textiles of Scandinavia, the arctic peoples bring life to the dark, arctic winter in their surreal sculptures, masks and textiles. There are some great blogs on the history of their cultural development but we've done a quick blog on what we intend to do and study below. Happy reading!

For a region that lacks much by way of natural resources to make and manufacture musical instruments, the Inuit, Aleut and Nanets had to focus on their voices, drums made from hides, and wind instruments made from the ivory and bones they'd captured. Married with its traditions animism, the lullabies are haunting, but equally beautiful...