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A whimsical stylized ink and watercolor by Inuit artist Kenojuak Ashevak; an elusive Inuit land spirit; a shape-shifter who can transform into any arctic animal as disguise, in any form, both human and animal, its eyes always remain red. It has taken the form of a raven crouched with wings spread from which the surrounding landscape flows. These spirits are surrounded by a mirage: mountains or islands on the horizon look bigger or closer than they really are
In Inuit mythology, an Ijiraat is an elusive land spirit that can transform into any arctic animal as disguise. Most often they take the shape of a raven, bear, wolf or even a human. In all of its forms, both human and animal, its eyes always remain red. Some stories portray them as evil and malicious, but some elders argue that these land spirits are not inherently evil, but rather misunderstood. One elder says when mountains or islands on the horizon look bigger or closer than they really are, it could be the mirage that surrounds an Ijiraat.
From: https://www.inuitmyths.com/ijirait.htm
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