"Kukinyaku" (firsttriptychpicture) part of private collection. A man-raven is a famous personage in Eskimo folklore. A lot of extraordinary and mysterious things happen to him. He is mostly a caricature personage. Kukinyaku can be foolish and ridiculous, and is often offended and cheated. People laugh at their own vices and failures through this personage. The legend says that Kukinyaku was looking for a wife for a long time. None of the girls wanted to be his bride. They laughed at him and asked him to go away. But his feathers and untypical behaviour charmed the youngest and most beautiful girl. They fell in love with each other (middle picture) and their future promised a cloudless family life. But no one can avoid everyday life with its human troubles and worries, insults and forgiveness (first and last pitures).