Inuit Art: Visions of Transformation
MARCH 18 — 23, 2023
Inuit Art: Visions of Transformation
MARCH 18 — 23, 2023
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Sunday, March 19 from 12pm to 4pm Monday, March 20 from 10am to 5pm Tuesday, March 21 from 10am to 5pm
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front cover Lot 7
BILL NASOGALUAK
BEAR TANGLED IN BARBED WIRE
front inside cover Lot 28
PUDLO PUDLAT
SPIRITS DOMAIN, 1964
back inside cover Lot 64
ABRAHAM APAKARK ANGHIK
CHILDREN OF LIGHT
back cover Lot 31
MANASIE AKPALIAPIK
SHAMAN TRANSFORMATION
MATHEWSIE TUNNILLIE ᑐᓂᓕ (B. 1984), AKULIVIK
IJIRAQ LEGEND
stone; signed in Roman
4.25 x 1.5 x 1.5 in — 10.8 x 3.8 x 3.8 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, France
$200 — 300 2
NUNGUSUITOK QAYUARYUK (B. 1964), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
SPIRIT FACES, 1989
stone; signed in Roman; dated 8 x 5 x 3.25 in — 20.3 x 12.7 x 8.3 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, France
$200 — 300
GRIMACING SHAMAN stone, antler; signed in syllabics
7.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 in — 19.1 x 6.4 x 6.4 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, France
$300 — 500 4
BILL
SHAMAN’S HEAD stone, bone; unsigned
10 x 5.25 x 3.5 in — 25.4 x 13.3 x 8.9 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
NOTE:
Many countries prohibit or restrict importation or exportation of property containing ivory, whale bone, sealskin, and/ or products derived from other endangered or protected species, and require special licenses or permits in order to import or export such property. It is the responsibility of the buyer to ensure that the item is properly and lawfully exported / imported. Please do not hesitate to contact one of our specialists for further details.
$500 — 700
JAMASIE PITSEOLAK ᔭᒥᓯ ᐱᓯᐃᓚ (B. 1968), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
MODEL KNIFE
stone; signed in Roman and syllabics
11.5 x 2.25 x 1.25 in — 29.2 x 5.7 x 3.2 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, France
$250 — 350
BILL NASOGALUAK ᐱᐃᓪ ᓇᓱᒐᓗᐊᒃ (B. 1953), TUKTOYAKTUK
NEEDLE WITH SKULL stone, pewter, steel, bone; unsigned
19.75 x 6 x 3.75 in — 50.2 x 15.2 x 9.5 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
NOTE:
Bill Nasogaluak has developed a highly distinctive canon of images encompassing subjects as diverse as shamanism and Inuit mythology, Western Renaissance traditions, climate change, depression, and the impacts of industry in the North.
A self-taught artist with a passion for both Inuit and Western art history, Nasogaluak is an accomplished painter, sculptor, and instructor whose prescient artworks have been garnering notable curatorial attention in recent years. Slated for a solo show at the Art Gallery of Ontario in 2023, his work is held in important private and public collections including the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre.
$900 — 1,200
BEAR TANGLED IN BARBED WIRE painted barbed steel wire, stone; unsigned 6 x 15 x 7.5 in — 15.2 x 38.1 x 19.1 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON $2,000 — 3,000 8
SEDNA AND MELTING ICECAP antler; unsigned
4.75 x 21.25 x 19 in — 12.1 x 54 x 48.3 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON $800 — 1,200
ABRAHAM APAKARK ANGHIK ᐊᐃᐊᔭᑲ ᐊᐸᑲ ᐊᒋ (B. 1951), PAULATUK
SHAMAN’S HANDS WITH HOOP stone, antler; unsigned 26 x 26 x 4 in — 66 x 66 x 10.2 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$900 — 1,200
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BILL NASOGALUAK ᐱᐃᓪ ᓇᓱᒐᓗᐊᒃ (B. 1953), TUKTOYAKTUK
POLAR BEARS ON VANISHING ICE CAPS, 2012
stone, ivory; signed in Roman; dated 8.5 x 8 x 3.5 in — 21.6 x 20.3 x 8.9 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
NOTE:
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$1,500 — 2,500
BILLY KUKSUK (B. 1962), ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT)
POLLUTION
antler, vertebra; unsigned
11 x 11 x 5.5 in — 27.9 x 27.9 x 14 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
NOTE:
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$300 — 500
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DAVID RUBEN PIQTOUKUN
ᑎᕕᑎ
ᐱᑐᑯ ᕈᐱᐃᓐ (B. 1950), PAULATUK
MASK, 1997
stone; signed in Roman; dated 10 x 7 x 2 in — 25.4 x 17.8 x 5.1 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$2,000 — 3,000
UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST
MAN WITH ATTENDANT SPIRITS, 1966 stone, antler; signed indistinctly 11 x 6 x 2.5 in — 27.9 x 15.2 x 6.4 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Ontario
$200 — 300
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DAVID RUBEN PIQTOUKUN
ᕈᐱᐃᓐ (B. 1950), PAULATUK
SHAMAN TRANSFORMATION, 2015 stone, catlinite; signed in Roman; dated 8.5 x 18.7 x 6.5 in — 21.6 x 47.5 x 16.5 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$2,500 — 3,500
DAVID
RUBEN PIQTOUKUN
(B. 1950), PAULATUK
ᑎᕕᑎ
SHAMAN
stone, antler, metal rod; unsigned 16 x 7 x 3.5 in — 40.6 x 17.8 x 8.9 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Illinois
$1,500 — 2,000
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BILL NASOGALUAK
(B. 1953), TUKTOYAKTUK
SEDNA IN AN OIL SPILL, 2011 stone; signed in Roman; dated approx. 4 x 13.5 x 7 in — 10.2 x 34.3 x 17.8 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
NOTE:
Bill Nasogaluak has developed a highly distinctive canon of images encompassing subjects as diverse as shamanism and Inuit mythology, Western Renaissance traditions, climate change, depression, and the impacts of industry in the North.
A self-taught artist with a passion for both Inuit and Western art history, Nasogaluak is an accomplished painter, sculptor, and instructor whose prescient artworks have been garnering notable curatorial attention in recent years. Slated for a solo show at the Art Gallery of Ontario in 2023, his work is held in important private and public collections including the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre.
$900 — 1,200
ELI SALLUALU QINUAJUA
ᐃᓕ ᓴᓗᐊᓗ ᑭᓄᐊᔪᐊ (1937-2004), PUVIRNITUQ (POVUNGNITUK)
CREATURE stone; signed in syllabics
5.5 x 13.5 x 2.5 in — 14 x 34.3 x 6.4 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$700 — 900
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ELI SALLUALU QINUAJUA
ᐃᓕ ᓴᓗᐊᓗ ᑭᓄᐊᔪᐊ (1937-2004), PUVIRNITUQ (POVUNGNITUK)
CREATURE
stone; signed in syllabics
5.75 x 6 x 2 in — 14.6 x 15.2 x 5.1 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Hamilton, ON
$400 — 600
ELI SALLUALU QINUAJUA
ᐃᓕ ᓴᓗᐊᓗ ᑭᓄᐊᔪᐊ (1937-2004), PUVIRNITUQ (POVUNGNITUK)
TWO CREATURES
stone; unsigned; one with Canada Eskimo Art Tag dated 1982
largest 3 x 6 x 1.5 in — 7.6 x 15.2 x 3.8 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$200 — 400
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SHARNI POOTOOGOOK
ᓴᓂ ᑭᑐᒍ (1922-2003), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
FANTASY, 1964
stonecut; titled, dated and numbered 43/50; artist’s name in Roman sheet 25 x 30 in — 63.5 x 76.2 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
NOTE:
In a lively and mysterious image, Sharni Pootoogook has captured the mischievous activities of spirits whose identities are unknown to us. The upper figure exhibits a strange protrusion embellished with a foliate design. The work is printed on Japanese tatami paper whose surface is enlivened by the inclusion of rush straw fibres.
Pootoogook was from a family of talented artists including husband Pudlat Pootoogook, daughter Sarah Putuguk, adopted son Elijah Pootoogook and sisterin-law Kananginak Pootoogook.
$800 — 1,200
PUDLO PUDLAT ᐳᓗ ᐳᓚ (1916-1992), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
UNITITLED
watercolour, coloured pencil, felt tip drawing; signed; framed sheet 21.75 x 25.75 in — 55.2 x 65.4 cm
PROVENANCE:
The Isaacs/Innuit Gallery, 1991; Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$1,000 — 1,500
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NINGEEUGA OSHUITOQ
ᓂᒋᐅᒐ (1918-1980), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
SPIRIT, 1968
stonecut; titled, dated and numbered 32/50; artist’s name in Roman; framed sight 20 x 24.5 in — 50.8 x 62.2 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Oakville, ON $150 — 250
NINGEEUGA OSHUITOQ
ᓂᒋᐅᒐ (1918-1980), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
DREAM IMAGE, 1967
stonecut; titled, dated and numbered 5/50; artist’s name in Roman and syllabics sheet 24.25 x 33.75 in — 61.6 x 85.7 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Toronto, ON $200 — 300
AGNES NANOGAK (1925-2001), ULUKHAKTOK (HOLMAN)
FOUR WINDS, 1986
stonecut; titled, dated and numbered 12/30; artist’s and printer’s name in Roman sheet 20 x 26 in — 50.8 x 66 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$200 — 400
EGEVADLUQ RAGEE
ᐃᔨᕙᓗ ᕋᒋ (1920-1983), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
BIRD WOMAN, 1970
stonecut; titled, dated and numbered 40/50; artist’s name in Roman sheet 24 x 23.75 in — 61 x 60.3 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$250 — 350
ANIRNIK OSHUITOQ ᐊᓂᓂ (1902-1983), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
SHAMAN DANCES, 1972
stonecut; titled, dated and numbered 8/50; artist’s name in Roman sheet 24.5 x 34 in — 62.2 x 86.4 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$300 — 500
PAUNICHEA ᐸᓇᓯᐊ (1920-1968), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
FALLEN ANGELS, 1961
stonecut; titled, dated and numbered 15/50; artist’s name in Roman sheet 18 x 24 in — 45.7 x 61 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
NOTE:
The daughter of Kiakshuk and husband of Davidee Munamee, Paunichea crafted lively images often full of frolicking, sometimes whimsical figures, as here in Fallen Angels. The almost luminous yellow angels in the print dance in joyous, raucous celebration–a so very Inuit perspective on the behaviour of the spirits.
$800 — 1,200
28
PUDLO PUDLAT ᐳᓗ ᐳᓚ (1916-1992), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
SPIRITS DOMAIN, 1964
stonecut; titled, dated and numbered 7/45; artist’s name in Roman; framed and glazed 22.75 x 57.8 in — 57.8 x 146.8 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Hamilton, ON
$1,000 — 1,500
NINGIUKULU TEEVEE
ᓂᒋᐅᑯᓗ ᑎᕕ (B. 1963), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
STORYTELLER, 2018
lithograph; titled, dated and numbered 28/50; artist’s name in Roman and syllabics; framed
22 x 30 in — 55.9 x 76.2 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Calgary, AB
$300 — 500
30
MANASIE AKPALIAPIK ᒪᓇᓯ ᐊᐸᓕᐊᐱ (B. 1955), IKPIARJUK (ARCTIC BAY)
OWL COMPOSITION
antler, catlinite, baleen, whalebone; signed in syllabics
14.75 x 25.5 x 14 in — 37.5 x 64.8 x 35.6 cm
PROVENANCE:
Acquired directly from the artist by the previous owner, ca. 1995
NOTE:
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$2,000 — 3,000
31
MANASIE AKPALIAPIK
ᒪᓇᓯ ᐊᐸᓕᐊᐱ (B. 1955), IKPIARJUK (ARCTIC BAY)
SHAMAN TRANSFORMATION
reindeer skull, stone; signed in syllabics
24.25 x 21 x 17 in — 61.6 x 53.3 x 43.2 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
NOTE:
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$2,000 — 3,000
32
UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST
JANUS-FACED HEAD WITH WOLF whalebone vertebra, antler; unsigned 13 x 9 x 5 in — 33 x 22.9 x 12.7 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Ontario
NOTE:
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$200 — 300
UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST FACES
whalebone vertebra; unsigned
14 x 9 x 5 in — 35.6 x 22.9 x 12.7 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Ontario
NOTE:
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$300 — 500
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ROY HENRY, HAUDENOSAUNEE (ONONDAGA)
FIGURE WITH WOLF AND PIPE whalebone, catlinite, stone; unsigned
19 x 24 x 7.5 in — 48.3 x 61 x 19.1 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
NOTE:
As late as the early 2000s, artists Roy and Randy Henry worked in Ontario in close proximity to the artist Manasie Akpaliapik following his move from Ikpiarjuk (Arctic Bay) after 1980. Benefiting from mutual artistic influence, Roy and Randy adopted the use of whalebone in their artwork, as Manasie had adopted the use of red catlinite, a stone absent in Ikpiarjuk, but of strong traditional importance to the Haudenosaunee and many other North American Indigenous peoples. In the present work, Roy Henry seamlessly incorporates Haudenosaunee wolf imagery into the newly introduced medium of whalebone. Surmounting the work with a representation of a sacred pipe made in catlinite, the sculpture speaks to notions of cross cultural Indigeneity for which fellow artist Manasie Akpaliapik is already well known.
$800 — 1,200
35
UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST
TWO-FACED SPIRIT whalebone; unsigned
7 x 10 x 1.5 in — 17.8 x 25.4 x 3.8 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Ontario
NOTE:
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$200 — 300
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LUKE ANOWTALIK
ᓗ ᐊᓇᐅᑕᓕ (1932-2006), ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT)
TRANSFORMING SPIRITS antler; unsigned
9.25 x 14 x 4 in — 23.5 x 35.6 x 10.2 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$400 — 600
ELISHA SANGUYA ᐃᓕᓴ ᓴᒍᓴ (B. 1957), KANGIQTUGAAPIK (CLYDE RIVER)
NORTHERN LIGHTS, 1994
antler; unsigned, accompanied by “Canadian Eskimo Art” tag reading “Elisha Sanguya”
13.25 x 10.75 x 1.25 in — 33.7 x 27.3 x 3.2 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$100 — 200
ALEX ALIKASHUAK ᐊᓕᑲᓱᐊ (B. 1952), TIKIRAQJUAQ (WHALE COVE)
HOWLING SPIRITS
stone, antler; signed in syllabics
14 x 9 x 3.5 in — 35.6 x 22.9 x 8.9 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$200 — 300
LUKE ANOWTALIK
ᓗ ᐊᓇᐅᑕᓕ (1932-2006), ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT)
ANTLER MEN
antler; unsigned
8.75 x 6.75 x 1.5 in — 22.2 x 17.1 x 3.8 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON $200 — 300
MANASIE AKPALIAPIK
ᒪᓇᓯ ᐊᐸᓕᐊᐱ (B. 1955), IKPIARJUK (ARCTIC BAY)
SPIRIT FIGURE
whalebone, baleen. stone; signed indistinctly in syllabics
16.5 x 11 x 5.5 in — 41.9 x 27.9 x 14 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
NOTE:
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$1,000 — 2,000
SAMONIE TOONOO
ᓴᒧᓂ ᑐᓄ (1969-2017), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
MADMEN, 2006
whalebone, stone; signed in syllabics
13.25 x 6 x 1.25 in — 33.7 x 15.2 x 3.2 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
NOTE:
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$300 — 400
MANASIE AKPALIAPIK
ᒪᓇᓯ ᐊᐸᓕᐊᐱ (B. 1955), IKPIARJUK (ARCTIC BAY)
OWL
whalebone, stone, lichen; signed in syllabics
3.5 x 2.5 x 2.75 in — 8.9 x 6.4 x 7 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
NOTE:
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$150 — 250
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UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST, PANNIRTUQ (PANGNIRTUNG)
MOTHER WITH CHILD IN AMAUTI whalebone; unsigned
14.5 x 17 x 7 in — 36.8 x 43.2 x 17.8 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection of Edward Charles and Judy Steeves, Ontario; Thence by descent to the consignor
NOTE:
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$300 — 400
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PAULOOSIE NAUYUQ
ᐸᐅᓗᓯ ᓇᐅᔪ (B. 1927), PANNIRTUQ (PANGNIRTUNG)
BIRD BEAR TRANSFORMATION stone; signed in syllabics
14 x 12.75 x 1.75 in — 35.6 x 32.4 x 4.4 cm
PROVENANCE:
Images Art Gallery, Toronto, ON, 1993; Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$350 — 450
HUGH HAQPI (B. 1955), QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
FLYING SHAMAN
stone; unsigned
9.5 x 4.5 x 3.5 in — 24.1 x 11.4 x 8.9 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$500 — 700 46
LUKASIE TUNU SAVIAKJUK
ᓴᕕᐊᔪ (1914-1984), SALLUIT (SUGLUK)
WALRUS TRANSFORMATION
stone, antler; signed in syllabics
5.5 x 4.5 x 3.25 in — 14 x 11.4 x 8.3 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$200 — 300
KELLYPALIK QIMIRPIK ᑭᒥᐱ (B. 1948), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
TRANSFORMATION, 2002 stone; unsigned
9.5 x 17.5 x 8 in — 24.1 x 44.5 x 20.3 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON $400 — 600
JOANASSIE IGIU
ᔪᐊᓇᓯ ᐃᒋᐅ (1923-1981), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
TRANSFORMING FIGURE, CA. 1975 stone; signed in syllabics; includes custom lacquered plinth and acrylic case 52 x 20 x 20 in
15 x 18 x 14 in — 38.1 x 45.7 x 35.6 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto
$1,000 — 2,000
UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST, KIMMIRUT (LAKE HARBOUR)
MISCHIEVOUS SPIRITS, CA. 1975 stone; unsigned
11 x 12.5 x 4 in — 27.9 x 31.8 x 10.2 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Montreal, QC
NOTE:
Related Works:
McMaster, Gerald. Inuit Modern (Ontario: Art Gallery of Ontario, 2011), p. 152
$800 — 1,200
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GIDEON QAUQJUAQ (B. 1941), TALOYOAK (SPENCE BAY)
TRANSFORMATION FIGURES stone; signed in Roman largest 6.75 x 3 x 2 in — 17.1 x 7.6 x 5.1 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$200 — 300
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NAPATCHIE POOTOOGOOK
ᓇᐸᓯ ᐳᑐᒍ (1938-2002), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
BIRD SHAMAN WITH GIANT’S HEAD stone; signed indistinctly
16.5 x 8.5 x 7 in — 41.9 x 21.6 x 17.8 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON $700 — 900
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MELIA PADLUQ (B. 1940), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
SEDNA SPIRITS
stone; unsigned; old Waddington’s tag and artist’s label affixed to bottom
10.5 x 13 x 6 in — 26.7 x 33 x 15.2 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON $400 — 600
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LATCHOLASSIE AKESUK
ᓚᓴᓚᓯ ᐊᑲᓴ (1919-2000), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
OWL, CA. 1990
stone; unsigned; West Baffin Cooperative sticker marked “1272 R” affixed to leg
15 x 12 x 7 in — 38.1 x 30.5 x 17.8 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$1,500 — 2,500
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KINGMEATA ETIDLOOIE ᑭᒥᐊᑕ ᐃᑎᐃᑎᓚᐃ (1915-1989), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
BIRD OF FERTILITY, 1969
stonecut; titled, dated and numbered 46/50; artist’s name in Roman sheet 25.5 x 34.25 in — 64.8 x 87 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$300 — 500
PITSEOLAK ASHOONA
ᐱᓯᐅᓚ ᐊᓱᓇ OC, RCA (1904-1983), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
TUKTURA, 1977
stonecut; titled, dated and numbered 24/50; artist’s name in Roman and syllabics
sheet 25 x 13 in — 63.5 x 33 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$250 — 350
56 JANET
KIGUSIUQ
ᔭᓇ ᑭᒍᓯᐊ (1926-2005), QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
MERMAID AND OTHER SEA CREATURES, 1988
stencil; titled, dated and numbered 27/30; artist’s and printers name in Roman and syllabics
sheet 25.25 x 38.5 in — 64.1 x 97.8 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$250 — 350
INNUKJUAKJU PUDLAT
ᐃᓄᔪᐊᕋᔪ ᐳᓚ (1913-1972), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
SPIRIT OF THE FISHERMAN, 1964 stonecut; titled, dated and numbered 43/50; artist’s name in Roman sheet 26.5 x 24.5 in — 67.3 x 62.2 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$400 — 600 58
JOHNNIEBO ASHEVAK
ᔭᓂᕗ ᐊᓴᕙ (1923-1972), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
UNTITLED, 1962 engraving; numbered 39/50; artist’s name in Roman; framed sight 11 x 15.25 in — 27.9 x 38.7 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$300 — 500
LUCY QINNUAYUAK
ᓗᓯ ᑭᓐᐅᐊᔪᐊ (1915-1982), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
SPIRIT OF THE BIRDS, 1980
stonecut and stencil; titled, dated and numbered 7/50; artist’s name in Roman and syllabics sheet 21.5 x 24 in — 54.6 x 61 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON $500 — 700 60
LUCY QINNUAYUAK
ᓗᓯ
(1915-1982), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
UNTITLED coloured pencil, felt tip; signed in syllabics; framed sight 15.5 x 20 in — 39.4 x 50.8 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON $400 — 600
PUDLO PUDLAT ᐳᓗ ᐳᓚ (1916-1992), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
UNTITLED
coloured pencil drawing; signed in syllabics
sheet 20 x 26 in — 50.8 x 66 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Hamilton, ON
$900 — 1,200
62
ABRAHAM APAKARK ANGHIK
ᐊᒋ (B. 1951), PAULATUK
SHAMAN #2, 2016
felt tip on rag paper; gallery label and signature verso; framed sightt 11 x 11 in — 27.9 x 27.9 cm
PROVENANCE:
Hazleton Fine Art Galleries; Private Collection, Toronto, ON $300 — 500
ABRAHAM APAKARK ANGHIK
(B. 1951), PAULATUK MOON WOMAN WITH FAMILIARS serigraph; titled and numbered 35/75; artist’s name in Roman; printed on illustration board board 45 x 34.75 in — 114.3 x 88.3 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON $300 — 500
ABRAHAM APAKARK ANGHIK
(B. 1951), PAULATUK CHILDREN OF LIGHT serigraph; titled and numbered 38/75; artist’s name in Roman; printed on illustration board board 45 x 34.75 in — 114.3 x 88.3 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON $300 — 500
ABRAHAM APAKARK ANGHIK
ᐊᐃᐊᔭᑲ ᐊᐸᑲ ᐊᒋ (B. 1951), PAULATUK
RAVEN, 1999
stone; signed in Roman; dated 14 x 7 x 6 in — 35.6 x 17.8 x 15.2 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON $1,500 — 2,500 66
NAPACHIE ASHOONA ᓇᐸᓯ (B. 1974), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
WOMAN TRANSFORMING INTO BIRD, 1993 stone; unsigned
5.75 x 2 x 1.25 in — 14.6 x 5.1 x 3.2 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON $150 — 250
DAVID RUBEN PIQTOUKUN
ᑎᕕᑎ ᐱᑐᑯ ᕈᐱᐃᓐ (B. 1950), PAULATUK
DOG-MAN, 1996
stone; signed, titled, dated verso; inscribed on verso “The dog-man’s name is Sikoo (ice in Eskimo) One day I woke up and he said to me: “good morning David” I understood my dog way back “when.” Thank you for allowing me to tell story”
12.75 x 4 x 2.75 in — 32.4 x 10.2 x 7 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON $1,000 — 2,000 68
ENUYA SHOOYOOK (B. 1942), IKPIARJUK (ARCTIC BAY)
PREGNANT WOMAN
stone; signed in Roman; disc number inscribed 10.25 x 4.5 x 2.75 in — 26 x 11.4 x 7 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON $200 — 300
UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST, KALAALLIT NUNAAT (GREENLAND)
TWO TUPILAQS
ivory, baleen; unsigned
largest 5.25 x 1.5 x 1.5 in — 13.3 x 3.8 x 3.8 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
NOTE:
Originally, Greenlandic tupilaqs were dangerous magical objects, sometimes said to be made from the bones of dead animals wrapped in skins; they were considered to have the power to bring about death. The carving of small tupilaq figures made for sale or trade began in East Greenland in the early Twentieth century, spreading to West Greenland in the 1930s.
Twentieth century tupilaqs, typically carved in ivory or muskox horn, often appear (as here) gleefully pursuing the macabre ends of their historic counterparts.
REFERENCES:
Bodil, Kaalund, The Art of Greenland: Sculpture, Crafts, and Painting. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1979. p. 25-27 and 67-75.
$500 — 700 70
UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST, KALAALLIT NUNAAT (GREENLAND)
TWO TUPILAQS
ivory, baleen; unsigned largest 5.25 x 1.75 x 1.25 in —
13.3 x 4.4 x 3.2 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
NOTE:
Originally, Greenlandic tupilaqs were dangerous magical objects, sometimes said to be made from the bones of dead animals wrapped in skins; they were considered to have the power to bring about death. The carving of small tupilaq figures made for sale or trade began in East Greenland in the early Twentieth century, spreading to West Greenland in the 1930s.
Twentieth century tupilaqs, typically carved in ivory or muskox horn, often appear (as here) gleefully pursuing the macabre ends of their historic counterparts.
REFERENCES:
Bodil, Kaalund, The Art of Greenland: Sculpture, Crafts, and Painting. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1979. p. 25-27 and 67-75.
$500 — 700
OSUITOK, KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
TWO SPIRITED MAN
whalebone; unsigned, label affixed to underside reads: “Oshwetook / Cape Dorset / clkkkk”
3.75 x 12 x 7 in — 9.5 x 30.5 x 17.8 cm
PROVENANCE:
Canadian Guild of Crafts, Montreal, PQ, 1970; Estate of W.A. Ross MacFadden, Toronto, ON
NOTE:
With a great economy of form, the artist has created an image of a hunter divided into two men—or perhaps two hunters joined as one. Each is on alert, one with a club and one with binoculars in hand. This lot is accompanied by the collector’s inventory page, 1971.
$700 — 900
72
ALEX ALIKASHUAK ᐊᓕᑲᓱᐊ (B. 1952), TIKIRAQJUAQ (WHALE COVE)
HOWLING SPIRIT
whalebone; unsigned 10 x 4 x 3 in — 25.4 x 10.2 x 7.6 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
NOTE:
Alex Alikashuak’s sculpture in whalebone strays from the influence of mentor George Arluk that is so palpable in his work in stone. With a great eye for organic form and abstraction, here Alikashuak has carved within the natural confines of porous whalebone to create a sinuous howling spirit. Many countries prohibit or restrict importation or exportation of property containing ivory, whale bone, sealskin, and/or products derived from other endangered or protected species, and require special licenses or permits in order to import or export such property. It is the responsibility of the buyer to ensure that the item is properly and lawfully exported / imported. Please do not hesitate to contact one of our specialists for further details.
$200 — 400
ALEX ALIKASHUAK ᐊᓕᑲᓱᐊ (B. 1952), TIKIRAQJUAQ (WHALE COVE)
HOWLING SPIRIT
whalebone; unsigned
4.75 x 3 x 2 in — 12.1 x 7.6 x 5.1 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
NOTE:
Alex Alikashuak’s sculpture in whalebone strays from the influence of mentor George Arluk that is so palpable in his work in stone. With a great eye for organic form and abstraction, here Alikashuak has carved within the natural confines of porous whalebone to create a sinuous howling spirit.
$100 — 200
74
ROBERT KUPTANA ᑯᑉᑕᓇ (B. 1962), PAULATUK
TRANSFORMATION
stone; signed in syllabics
6 x 1.5 x .75 in — 15.2 x 3.8 x 1.9 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, France
$80 — 100
ISACI ETIDLUI ᐃᓴᑭ ᐃᑎᓗᐃ (1972-2014), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
SEDNA, 1993
whalebone, stone; signed in syllabics
2.75 x 5.75 x 1.75 in — 7 x 14.6 x 4.4 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
NOTE:
Many countries prohibit or restrict importation or exportation of property containing ivory, whale bone, sealskin, and/or products derived from other endangered or protected species, and require special licenses or permits in order to import or export such property. It is the responsibility of the buyer to ensure that the item is properly and lawfully exported / imported. Please do not hesitate to contact one of our specialists for further details.
$250 — 350
ABRAHAM APAKARK
ANGHIK
ᐊᐃᐊᔭᑲ ᐊᐸᑲ ᐊᒋ (B. 1951), PAULATUK RAVEN SPIRIT, 1997
stone; signed in Roman; dated 19 x 17 x 6 in — 48.3 x 43.2 x 15.2 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Illinois
$1,500 — 2,500
UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST
BEAR TRANSFORMATION
bone, baleen; unsigned
2 x 4.25 x 4.25 in — 5.1 x 10.8 x 10.8 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
NOTE:
Many countries prohibit or restrict importation or exportation of property containing ivory, whale bone, sealskin, and/or products derived from other endangered or protected species, and require special licenses or permits in order to import or export such property. It is the responsibility of the buyer to ensure that the item is properly and lawfully exported / imported. Please do not hesitate to contact one of our specialists for further details.
$60 — 80
78
UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST
TWO-HEADED BEAR TRANSFORMATION
bone, baleen; unsigned
3.75 x 5.25 x 1.25 in — 9.5 x 13.3 x 3.2 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
NOTE:
Many countries prohibit or restrict importation or exportation of property containing ivory, whale bone, sealskin, and/or products derived from other endangered or protected species, and require special licenses or permits in order to import or export such property. It is the responsibility of the buyer to ensure that the item is properly and lawfully exported / imported. Please do not hesitate to contact one of our specialists for further details.
$60 — 80
UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST
FLYING SHAMAN
whalebone; no visible signature; framed in shadow box
subject 6.5 x 11 x 3.25 in — 16.5 x 27.9 x 8.3 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Ontario
NOTE:
Many countries prohibit or restrict importation or exportation of property containing ivory, whale bone, sealskin, and/ or products derived from other endangered or protected species, and require special licenses or permits in order to import or export such property. It is the responsibility of the buyer to ensure that the item is properly and lawfully exported / imported. Please do not hesitate to contact one of our specialists for further details.
$100 — 200
80
BILLY KUKSUK (B. 1962), ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT)
IJAGAQ
antler; unsigned
9 x 3.75 x 3 in — 22.9 x 9.5 x 7.6 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$200 — 300
BILLY KUKSUK (B. 1962), ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT)
IJAGAQ, 1999
stone; signed in Roman; dated
8.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 in — 21.6 x 8.9 x 6.4 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON $200 — 300
DAVIE ATCHEALAK
ᑎᕕ ᐊᓯᐊᓪ (1947-2006), I QALUIT (FROBISHER BAY)
SHAMAN
stone; signed in Roman
16 x 18 x 8 in — 40.6 x 45.7 x 20.3 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Florida
$2,000 — 4,000
QAVAROAK TUNNILLIE
ᑲᕙᕋᒃ ᑐᓂᓕ (1928-1993), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
SEDNA
stone; signed in syllabics
19.75 x 14 x 5.5 in — 50.2 x 35.6 x 14 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Ontario
$1,500 — 2,500
KAKA ASHOONA ᑲᑲ ᐊᓴᓇ (1928-1996), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
OWL WOMAN
stone; signed in syllabics
16.5 x 9.5 x 8 in — 41.9 x 24.1 x 20.3 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$1,000 — 1,500
85
PAULASSIE POOTOOGOOK
ᐸᓗᓯ ᐳᑐᒍ, RCA (1927-2006), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
SEDNA
stone; signed in syllabics
16.5 x 9.5 x 9 in — 41.9 x 24.1 x 22.9 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection Toronto, ON
$1,000 — 1,500
86
NUYALIAQ QIMIRPIK
ᓄᔭᓕᐊ ᑭᒥᐱ (1937-2007), KIMMIRUT (LAKE HARBOUR)
TRANSFORMATION FIGURE
stone, antler; signed in Roman; mounted with screws to acrylic base
9.25 x 11 x 3 in — 23.5 x 27.9 x 7.6 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Cedarhurst, NY
$900 — 1,200
TRANSFORMATION SPIRIT stone, antler; signed in Roman; disc number inscribed
5.25 x 9 x 3 in — 13.3 x 22.9 x 7.6 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, USA
$600 — 800
TRANSFORMATION WALRUS stone, whalebone; signed in syllabics; disc number inscribed 5 x 8 x 2.75 in — 12.7 x 20.3 x 7 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
NOTE:
Many countries prohibit or restrict importation or exportation of property containing ivory, whale bone, sealskin, and/or products derived from other endangered or protected species, and require special licenses or permits in order to import or export such property. It is the responsibility of the buyer to ensure that the item is properly and lawfully exported / imported. Please do not hesitate to contact one of our specialists for further details.
$300 — 500
UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST, FOLLOWER OF LUCY TASSEOR TUTSWEETOK, ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT)
MANY FACES
stone; unsigned
11 x 7 x 9 in — 27.9 x 17.8 x 22.9 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$300 — 400
90
ELIZABETH NUTARALUK AULATJUT
ᐃᓕᓴᐸ ᓄᑕᕋᓗ (1914-1998), ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT)
SPIRIT WITH LONG BRAIDS
stone; signed in syllabics
6.25 x 8.5 x 5.5 in — 15.9 x 21.6 x 14 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$400 — 600
LUCY TASSEOR
TUTSWEETOK
ᓗᓯ ᑕᓯᐅ ᑎᓯᑕ (1934-2012), ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT)
SPIRIT MOTHER AND CHILD stone; signed in syllabics
6.5 x 6 x 3.25 in — 16.5 x 15.2 x 8.3 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$300 — 500
DAVID ARNASUNGAAQ ᐊᓇᓴᒐ (B. 1964), QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
SPIRIT MOTHER AND CHILD, 2006 stone; unsigned
4 x 3.5 x 2 in — 10.2 x 8.9 x 5.1 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, France
$300 — 500
PANILUK QAMANIRQ ᐸᓂᓗᒃ (B. 1935), IKPIARJUK (ARCTIC BAY)
TRANSFORMING SPIRIT stone; unsigned
6.25 x 4.5 x 2.5 in — 15.9 x 11.4 x 6.4 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON $200 — 300
PANILUK QAMANIRQ ᐸᓂᓗᒃ (B. 1935), IKPIARJUK (ARCTIC BAY)
TRANSFORMING SPIRIT stone; signed in Roman
4.5 x 4 x 1.75 in — 11.4 x 10.2 x 4.4 cm
PROVENANCE:
Waddington’s, September 19, 2013, lot 5; Private Collection, Toronto, ON $200 — 300
CHARLIE INUKPUK ᐃᓇᐸ (B. 1941), INUKJUAK (PORT HARRISON)
TWO SEDNAS
stone; signed in syllabics
2 x 11 x 6 in — 5.1 x 27.9 x 15.2 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON $300 — 500
96
BASIL APTANIK ᐸᓯ ᑕᑕᓂ (B. 1952), QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
SEDNA
stone; signed in syllabics
3 x 4.75 x 2.5 in — 7.6 x 12.1 x 6.4 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON $150 — 250
UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST
SHAMAN ATOP IGLOO
stone; unsigned
5.5 x 2.75 x .75 in — 14 x 7 x 1.9 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON $100 — 200
98
SIMON TOOKOOME ᑐᑯᒥ (1934-2010), QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
MEN WITH WOLF SPIRITS
stone; signed in syllabics
largest 4.25 x 1.75 x 1.25 in — 10.8 x 4.4 x 3.2 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$200 — 400
SIMON TOOKOOME ᑐᑯᒥ (1934-2010), QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
MAN AND WOLF SPIRIT stone; unisgned
8.5 x 4 x 2 in — 21.6 x 10.2 x 5.1 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON $200 — 300
MAUDIE RACHEL OKITTUQ ᐅᑭᑐ (B. 1944), TALOYOAK (SPENCE BAY)
SHAMAN stone, antler; signed in syllabics 4 x 5.5 x 6 in — 10.2 x 14 x 15.2 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Canmore, AB
$200 — 300
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