Between 1953 and 1963 over twelve hundred Inuit from Canada’s Eastern Arctic were sent south for tuberculosis treatment at the Mountain Sanatorium in Hamilton; some spent years here, completely cut off from their families back home. A good number of patients made carvings as occupational therapy; most of these carvings were sold at fairly low prices in the hospital shop, with most of the proceeds going to the patients to use as spending money, but a number were retained as a collection. The Art Gallery of Hamilton mounted a fascinating exhibition titled Carving Home: The Chedoke Collection of Inuit Art in 2017, showcasing many of the best and most interesting works. It is difficult to make artist attributions for unsigned Sanatorium pieces; many of the artists were “first timers” and virtually all the works were carved in the same stone quarried in southern Canada.