The daughter of esteemed Cape Dorset graphic artists Etidlooie Etidlooie and Kingmeata Etidlooie, Omalluq experimented with drawing, but finally realized that her true destiny was as a stone sculptor (although a series of drawings made late in life was exhibited at the Winnipeg Art Gallery posthumously). While several female Cape Dorset artists made carvings over the years, few took it up sculpture as their primary form of expression; Omalluq and her colleague and almost exact contemporary Oviloo Tunnillie (1949-2014) were important exceptions. Omalluq focused on images of women in domestic situations: at work and with their families. Tooth Pull is a beautifully carved and charming depiction of everyday Inuit life before the era of southern-style dentistry. It’s an unusual subject in Inuit art but not unknown; in fact, the famous Kitikmeot artists Karoo Ashevak and Nick Sikkuark carved similar works, albeit in in a radically different style.