While Lucy Tasseor Tutsweetok was generally focusing on smaller and medium-sized works during the 1980s and early 1990s, some notable exceptions were added to her canon of work. The present Mother and Child stands with presence, and not just for being almost a foot and a half tall. Gently curved planes define the mother's form as a whole, while sweeping, carved lines delineate the hemlines and hood of an amautiq. The matriarch is undoubtedly the main figure of this work, stoic in her stance, with a small child present to further celebrate her motherhood.

References: For an interview with the artist about their work, see Mark Kalluak, Pelts to Stone: A History of Arts & Crafts Production in Arviat, (Gatineau: Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, 1993), p. 31-35. For another example of a more large-scale piece by the artist, see Matriarch and Family Group, First Arts, Toronto, 8 December 2025, Lot 61.