Pilipusi Novalinga (1906-1987) was the brother of well-known “early master”, Akeeaktashuk. They were both part of a government relocation of Inukjuak people to a remote location on south Ellesmere Island that later became the community of Grise Fiord. We know from an article written in 1955 that Novalinga was a talented carver in his Ellesmere Island home in later years. In 1978, Novalinga and his wife Annie were the subjects of bronze sculptures by Harold Pfeiffer. There are a total of 13 carvings by Novalinga in the WAG collection and the carvings bear little similarity to those of his brother. The poses are static, but faces are lively, with an expression of surprise conveyed by round mouths, defined eyebrows, and wide eyes, as in this work.