Born August 14, 1940 (Kazan River, Nunavut)-Died 2010 (Nunavut)

Mathew Aqigaak (Akeeah; Aqqiga; Aqiggaaq) is survived by his wife, artist Marjorie Agluvak, in Baker Lake. Having lived in one of the coldest places in Nunavut, Mathew made his sculptures mainly with basalt, the only stone available in his environment. Basalt is an extremely hard volcanic stone, and one of the most difficult to work. However, this did not prevent him from bringing a remarkable sense of detail to his works.

He liked to represent the Inuit in his art and occasionally, Mathew Aqigaak also carved muskoxen.