Inuit Art: Sculpture & Graphics
AUCTION ENDS JULY 11 AT 2PM ET
Inuit Art: Sculpture & Graphics
AUCTION ENDS JULY 11 AT 2PM ET
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front cover Lot 26
LUKE ANOWTALIK ACROBATS
front inside cover Lot 44
WINNIE TATYA TATTOOED FACES, CA. 1995 back inside cover Lot 29
JANET KIGUSIUQ UNTITLED (HERMAN RIVER), CA. 1995 back cover Lot 7
DAVID RUBEN PIQTOUKUN FACE ENCIRCLED BY HOOD, 1997
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JOY KILUVIGYUAK HALLAUK ᑭᓗᒋᔪᐊ (1940-2000), ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT)
FACES
stone; signed indistinctly in syllabics
7 x 5.5 x 2.5 in — 17.8 x 14 x 6.4 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Seattle, WA
$400 — 600
2
LUCY TASSEOR TUTSWEETOK
ᓗᓯ ᑕᓯᐅ ᑎᓯᑕ (1934-2012), ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT)
FAMILY, CA. 1990
stone; signed in syllabics
9.5 x 3.5 x 2 in — 24.1 x 8.9 x 5.1 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Seattle, WA
$400 — 600
3
ELIZABETH NUTARALUK AULATJUT ᐃᓕᓴᐸ ᓄᑕᕋᓗ (1914-1998), ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT)
FIGURE, CA. 1990 stone; signed in syllabics
5.5 x 5 x 1 in — 14 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Seattle, WA
$300 — 500
4
PAUL TOOLOOKTOOK ᐸᓪ ᑐᓗᑐ (1947-2003), QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
BIRD WOMAN TRANSFORMATION, 1993 stone; signed in syllabics; dated 8 x 8.25 x 5 in — 20.3 x 21 x 12.7 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Seattle, WA
$300 — 500
BILL NASOGALUAK ᐱᐃᓪ
(B. 1953), TUKTUYAAQTUUQ (TUKTOYAKTUK)
MUSK OX SHAMAN
stone; unsigned
3.25 x 7 x 2 in — 8.3 x 17.8 x 5.1 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$500 — 700
6
SAMONIE TOONOO ᓴᒧᓂ ᑐᓄ (1969-2017), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
GIVER OF HARPOON HEAD, 2010 stone, antler, plastic; signed in syllabics
3.25 x 6.25 x 4 in — 8.3 x 15.9 x 10.2 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, France
$300 — 500
7
DAVID RUBEN PIQTOUKUN
ᑎᕕᑎ ᐱᑐᑯ ᕈᐱᐃᓐ (B. 1950), PAULATUK
FACE ENCIRCLED BY HOOD, 1997 stone; signed in Roman verso; dated 11.75 x 10.5 x 2 in — 29.8 x 26.7 x 5.1 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$1,000 — 2,000
8
BILL NASOGALUAK ᐱᐃᓪ ᓇᓱᒐᓗᐊᒃ (B. 1953), TUKTUYAAQTUUQ (TUKTOYAKTUK)
BEAR FALLING THROUGH ROTTING ICE (ARCTIC ANGST), 2011 stone; signed in Roman; dated 3.5 x 8.25 x 3.75 in — 8.9 x 21 x 9.5 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$1,500 — 2,500
SARAH NASTAPOKA ᓯᐊᔭ ᓇᓴᑕᐳᑲ (B. 1925), INUKJUAK (PORT HARRISON)
FACE ENCIRCLED BY HOOD, 1973
stone; signed in syllabics; dated; accompanied by a “Canada Eskimo Art” tag inscribed “Sarah N. / Inoudjouac”
8.25 x 5.75 x 1 in — 21 x 14.6 x 2.5 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Ontario
$250 — 350
10
PHILLIP SHEETOGA ᓴᑐᒐ (B. 1944), KANGIQLINIQ (RANKIN INLET)
BIRD, 1967-68
ceramic; signed in syllabics; disc number inscribed; old collector’s labels to underside
8.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 in — 21.6 x 14 x 14 cm
PROVENANCE:
Robertson Galleries, Ottawa, ON, 13 Jun 1969
Private Collection Walker’s Auctioneers, Ottawa, ON, 5 May 2013, lot 138 Private Collection, Ontario
$700 — 900
11
YVO SAMGUSHAK MANGELIK ᓴᒍᓴ (1942-2004), KANGIQLINIQ (RANKIN INLET)
MONUMENTAL OWL VASE
ceramic; signed in syllabics
15 x 10 x 10 in — 38.1 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm
PROVENANCE:
Waddington’s Auctioneers, Toronto, ON, 24 Nov 1980, lot 197
Private Collection
Waddington’s Auctioneers, Toronto, ON, 19 Apr 2010, lot 289
Private Collection, Ontario
$400 — 600
12
UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST, NAUJAAT (REPULSE BAY)
FACE stone; signed in syllabics “ᐸᓴ”
5.75 x 4.5 x 1 in — 14.6 x 11.4 x 2.5 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Ontario
$150 — 250
ELI SALLUALU QINUAJUA
(1937-2004), PUVIRNITUQ (POVUNGNITUK)
CREATURE
stone; signed in Roman 7 x 4.75 x 3.25 in — 17.8 x 12.1 x 8.3 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$500 — 700
14
UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST, QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
MANY FACES
stone; indistinctly signed “ᐊᔭ” 10 x 6 x 3.5 in — 25.4 x 15.2 x 8.9 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Seattle, WA
$300 — 500
15
FRANK ELLANNA (B. 1907) IÑUPIAT, KING ISLAND (UGIUVAK)
MASKS OF THE GOOD AND BAD SHAMAN, CA. 1950
wood, pigment; signed in Roman; unsigned largest 9.75 x 7 x 4 in — 24.8 x 17.8 x 10.2 cm
PROVENANCE:
Alaska on Madison, New York, NY Private Estate, Ontario
$2,000 — 3,000
16
GEORGE ARLUK ᐊᓗ (1949-2023), ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT)
SHAMAN, 2000
stone; signed in Roman and syllabics; accompanied by a “Canada Eskimo Art” tag inscribed “George Arlook / Arviat / 2000 / Shaman”
6.25 x 6 x 3.5 in — 15.9 x 15.2 x 8.9 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$300 — 400
JAMES ARCHIBALD HOUSTON, OC, FRSA (1921-2005), CANADIAN
BAFFIN WOMAN FISHING, 1955
coloured pencil drawing; signed in Roman and syllabics; titled; dated “55” sight 8.5 x 11.5 in — 21.6 x 29.2 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Ottawa, ON
$400 — 600
18
PUDLO PUDLAT ᐳᓗ ᐳᓚ (1916-1992), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
PUNGNIALUK, 1978
stonecut; titled, dated and numbered 45/50; artist’s name in Roman sheet 25 x 33.75 in — 63.5 x 85.7 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$600 — 900
PUDLO PUDLAT ᐳᓗ ᐳᓚ (1916-1992), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
ECCLESIAST, 1969
stonecut; titled, dated and numbered 43/50; artist’s name in Roman sheet 21.25 x 24.5 in — 54 x 62.2 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Ontario
$500 — 700
20
WILLIAM NOAH ᓄᐊ (B. 1943), QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
SPIRIT, 1970
stonecut; titled, dated and numbered 12/45; artist’s and printer’s names in Roman and syllabics; collector’s inscription verso sheet 19 x 24 in — 48.3 x 61 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Estate, Ontario
$500 — 700
21
PITALOOSIE SAILA ᐱᑕᓗᓯ ᓴᐃᓚ, RCA (1942-2021), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
MY FATHER’S PIPE, 2005 lithograph; titled, dated and numbered 18/50; artist’s name in Roman and syllabics sheet 22 x 30 in — 55.9 x 76.2 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$500 — 700
22
JOE TALIRUNILI ᔪᐅ ᑕᓚᕈᓂᓕ (1893-1976), PUVIRNITUQ (POVUNGNITUK)
BEAR HUNTERS
felt-tip and graphite drawing; signed in Roman and syllabics; disc number inscribed sheet 11 x 13.5 in — 27.9 x 34.3 cm
PROVENANCE:
Petteplace Gallery, Hamilton, ON Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$700 — 900
23
MARION TUU’LUUQ ᒪᕆᓂ ᑐᓗ (19102002), QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
THREE HAPPY MEN, CA. 1980
coloured pencil drawing; signed in syllabics
sheet 20 x 29.75 in — 50.8 x 75.6 cm
PROVENANCE:
Spirit Wrestler Gallery, Vancouver, BC
Dan and Martha Albrecht Collection
$500 — 700
24
PITSEOLAK ASHOONA ᐱᓯᐅᓚ ᐊᓱᓇ, OC, RCA (1904-1983), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
UNTITLED (WOMAN IN AMAUTI), CA. 1980 felt-tip drawing; signed in syllabics; embossed with West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative blind stamp; collector’s inscription verso sheet 27 x 21 in — 68.6 x 53.3 cm
PROVENANCE:
Feheley Fine Arts, Toronto, ON, 2003
Dan and Martha Albrecht Collection
$400 — 600
UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST
FACE
vertebrae; unsigned
5.25 x 6.25 x 4 in — 13.3 x 15.9 x 10.2 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection
$60 — 80
26
LUKE
ANOWTALIK ᓗ ᐊᓇᐅᑕᓕ (1932-2006), ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT)
ACROBATS
antler, sinew; unsigned
7.5 x 9.5 x 5.5 in — 19.1 x 24.1 x 14 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Ontario
$800 — 1,200
27
JOATA SUQSLAK (1918-1986), UQSUQTUUQ (GJOA HAVEN)
SPIRIT HUNTER
antler, bone, musk ox horn, sinew baleen; unsigned
13 x 11 x 5 in — 33 x 27.9 x 12.7 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$1,000 — 2,000
28
DAVE IPIRQ EVVALA (B. 1923), IKPIARJUK (ARCTIC BAY)
VERTEBRAE STORAGE BAG WITH HANDLE whalebone, antler, sinew, rope; unsigned; old collector’s tag inscribed “Arctic B / D. Iperk”
13.75 x 11 x 6 in — 34.9 x 27.9 x 15.2 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$200 — 300
JANET KIGUSIUQ ᔭᓇ ᑭᒍᓯᐊ (1926-2005), QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
UNTITLED (HERMAN RIVER), CA. 1995
coloured pencil drawing; signed in syllabics; collector’s inscription verso sheet 22.5 x 30 in — 57.2 x 76.2 cm
PROVENANCE:
Inuit Gallery, Vancouver, BC, 2005
Dan and Martha Albrecht Collection
Private Estate, Ontario
$400 — 600
30
ANIRNIK RAGEE ᐊᓂᓂ (B. 1935), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
FIELD OF VERSE, 2004
lithograph; titled, dated and numbered 28/50; artist’s name in Roman and syllabics; collector’s inscription verso sheet 14.25 x 14 in — 36.2 x 35.6 cm
PROVENANCE:
Marion Scott Gallery, Vancouver, BC
Dan and Martha Albrecht Collection
Private Estate, Ontario
$900 — 1,200
31
300 ᓱᕕᓇᐃ ᐊᓱᓇ, RCA (B. 1961), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
TIDE POOL, 2007
lithograph; titled, dated and numbered 4/50; artist’s name in Roman and syllabics; collector’s inscription verso sheet 14 x 16 in — 35.6 x 40.6 cm
PROVENANCE:
Galerie Elca London, Quebec, 2008 Dan and Martha Albrecht Collection Private Estate, Ontario
$300 — 500
32
SIASSIE KENNEALLY (1969-2018), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
SHATUQITUQ (HARBOUR LANDSCAPE), 2006 ink drawing; signed, titled and dated sheet 44.5 x 30 in — 113 x 76.2 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Estate, Ontario
$900 — 1,200
BILL NASOGALUAK ᐱᐃᓪ
(B. 1953), TUKTUYAAQTUUQ (TUKTOYAKTUK)
ICE WORM, 2009
stone; signed in Roman; dated 3.5 x 20.5 x 8 in — 8.9 x 52.1 x 20.3 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$3,000 — 5,000
34
MAUDIE RACHEL OKITTUQ ᐅᑭᑐ (B. 1944), TALOYOAK (SPENCE BAY)
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
$200 — 300
35
QAVAROAK TUNNILLIE ᑲᕙᕋᒃ
(1928-1993), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
WHALE
stone; signed in syllabics
6.5 x 17.75 x 5.75 in — 16.5 x 45.1 x 14.6 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Massachusetts, USA
$700 — 900
36
LUKE AIRUT ᐊᐃᕈ (1942-2018), IGLULIK (IGLOOLIK)
NARWHAL
stone, ivory; signed in syllabics with tusk 4.25 x 19 x 4.25 in —
10.8 x 48.3 x 10.8 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$1,500 — 2,500
37
SHEOJUK ETIDLOOIE ᓯᐅᔪ ᐃᑎᐃᑎᓚᐃ (1929-1999), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
PITSIIT (DRYING FISH), 1998
stonecut; titled, dated and numbered 34/50; artist’s name in Roman; collector’s inscription verso sheet 22 x 28 in — 55.9 x 71.1 cm
PROVENANCE:
The Upstairs Gallery, WInnipeg, MB, 2000
Dan and Martha Albrecht Collection
Private Estate, Ontario
$900 — 1,200
38
SHEOJUK ETIDLOOIE ᓯᐅᔪ ᐃᑎᐃᑎᓚᐃ (1929-1999), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
UNTITLED (DRYING RACKS), CA. 1997-98 coloured pencil and graphite drawing; signed in syllabics; collector’s inscription verso sheet 26 x 20 in — 66 x 50.8 cm
PROVENANCE:
Feheley Fine Arts, Toronto, ON
Dan and Martha Albrecht Collection
Private Estate, Ontario
$700 — 900
39
SHEOJUK ETIDLOOIE ᓯᐅᔪ
(1929-1999), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
UNTITLED (GREEN BIRD), CA. 1997-98 coloured pencil drawing; signed in syllabics; collector’s inscription verso sheet 20 x 26 in — 50.8 x 66 cm
PROVENANCE:
Feheley Fine Arts, Toronto, ON
Dan and Martha Albrecht Collection Private Estate, Ontario
$700 — 900
40
JANET KIGUSIUQ ᔭᓇ
(1926-2005), QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
UNTITLED (FAMILY MIGRATION), 2002 graphite and coloured pencil drawing; signed in syllabics; collector’s inscription verso sheet 22.5 x 30 in — 57.2 x 76.2 cm
PROVENANCE:
Elca London, Montreal, QC, 2005
Dan and Martha Albrecht Collection Private Estate, Ontario
$500 — 700
THOMAS UGJUK ᑕᒥ ᐅᔪ (B. 1921), KANGIQLINIQ (RANKIN INLET)
UNTITLED (TWENTY-ONE FACES), CA. 2005
coloured pencil and graphite drawing; signed in syllabics
sheet 14 x 16.5 in — 35.6 x 41.9 cm
PROVENANCE:
Dan and Martha Albrecht Collection
Private Estate, Ontario
$400 — 600
42
IRENE AVAALAAQIAQ TIKTAALAAQ
ᐃᕆᓐ ᐊᕙᓚᑭᐊ (B. 1941), QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
UNTITLED (MANY FACES)
stroud, thread, embroidery floss; signed in syllabics
78 x 56 in — 198.1 x 142.2 cm
PROVENANCE:
Waddington’s Auctioneers, Toronto, ON, 19 Apr 2010, lot 13
Private Collection, Ontario
$1,500 — 2,500
43
MARTHA IKIPERIAK EEKERKIK (1912-1979), ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT)
BEADED BREASTPLATE FOR AMAUTI, CA. 1970
duffel, thread, glass beads; unsigned; accompanied by original paperwork from Marion Scott Gallery; mounted to board without board 17 x 12 in — 43.2 x 30.5 cm
PROVENANCE:
The Dudley McGeer Collection
Marion Scott Gallery, Vancouver, BC, 2004
Dan and Martha Albrecht Collection
Private Estate, Ontario
$500 — 700
44
WINNIE TATYA ᕕᓂ ᑕᔭ (ᖯ. 1931), QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
TATTOOED FACES, CA. 1995
wool duffel, felt, thread, embroidery floss; signed in syllabics
50 x 57 in — 127 x 144.8 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Estate, Ontario
$1,000 — 2,000
45
UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST, POSSIBLY NUNAVIK (ARCTIC QUEBEC)
HUNTER’S BUST, CA. 1960
stone, ivory, sinew; unsigned
5.5 x 5.25 x 3.75 in — 14 x 13.3 x 9.5 cm
PROVENANCE:
Collection of former Northern Affairs Administrator Archibald Frederick Flucke
By descent to the present Private Collection, Salmon Arm, BC
$200 — 400
46
MARY UTYE (B. 1938), KIMMIRUT (LAKE HARBOUR)
MOTHER NURSING
stone; signed in Roman
3.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 in — 8.9 x 6.4 x 6.4 cm
PROVENANCE:
Waddington’s Auctioneers, Toronto, ON, 5 Nov 2007, lot 42
Private Collection
Waddington’s Auctioneers, Toronto, ON, 22 Nov 2016, lot 28
Private Collection, Massachusetts
$300 — 500
47
MARC ALIKASWA ᒪᐊᒃ ᐃᓕᑲᓴ (1928-2008), ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT)
SITTING FIGURE
stone; no visible signature
3.75 x 3.5 x 2.75 in — 9.5 x 8.9 x 7 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Seattle, WA
$300 — 500
48
UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST
KNEELING WOMAN
stone; signed in syllabics “ᒧᐊᑎ”
5.5 x 4.5 x 3.5 in — 14 x 11.4 x 8.9 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Seattle, WA
$200 — 300
SEEPEE IPEELIE ᓯᐱ ᐃᐱᓕ (1940-2000), IQALUIT (FROBISHER BAY)
MUSK OX, 1983
stone, antler; signed in syllabics; dated 4.5 x 6.25 x 1.75 in — 11.4 x 15.9 x 4.4 cm
PROVENANCE:
Galerie d’Art Esquimaude, Montreal, QC, 1984
Private Collection, Florida, USA
$500 — 700
50
UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST
INCISED TUSK
ivory, antler; unsigned
11 x 6.25 x 6.25 in — 27.9 x 15.9 x 15.9 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$250 — 350
51
ATTRIBUTED TO MATTOO MOONIE MICHAEL (B. 1958), KIMMIRUT (LAKE HARBOUR)
MUSK OX
stone, horn; unsigned 18.1 x 18.9 x 9.1 in — 46 x 48 x 23 cm
PROVENANCE:
Images Boréales, Montreal, QC, 1990 The Bill Johnstone Collection
$1,000 — 2,000
52
SEEPEE IPEELIE ᓯᐱ ᐃᐱᓕ (1940-2000), IQALUIT (FROBISHER BAY)
MUSK OX, 1984
stone, antler; signed in syllabics; dated 5.75 x 7.25 x 3 in — 14.6 x 18.4 x 7.6 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Florida, USA
$900 — 1,200
UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST, KANGIQLINIQ (RANKIN INLET)
NURSING MOTHER
stone; unsigned
8 x 4.5 x 2.25 in — 20.3 x 11.4 x 5.7 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Seattle, WA
$200 — 300 54
ELIZABETH NUTARALUK AULATJUT
ᐃᓕᓴᐸ ᓄᑕᕋᓗ (1914-1998), ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT)
WOMAN WITH BRAID stone; signed in syllabics
9.75 x 5 x 3.5 in — 24.8 x 12.7 x 8.9 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$500 — 700
55
JOHN PANGNARK ᔭᓐ ᐸᓇ (1920-1980), ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT)
MOTHER AND CHILD stone; signed in syllabics
3.5 x 3 x 0.8 in — 9 x 7.5 x 2 cm
PROVENANCE: The Bill Johnstone Collection $500 — 700
56
ANDY MIKI ᒥᑭ (1918-1983), ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT)
ANIMAL stone; unsigned
5.75 x 7.5 x 1.25 in — 14.6 x 19.1 x 3.2 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Toronto, ON $1,000 — 2,000
JOHN KAVIK ᔭᓐ ᑲᕕ (1897-1993), KANGIQLINIQ (RANKIN INLET)
FOUR FIGURES BACK TO BACK stone; signed in syllabics
2 x 3 x 2.75 in — 5.1 x 7.6 x 7 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Minnesota, USA
$600 — 800
58
BARNABUS ARNASUNGAAQ
ᐸᓇᐸᓯ ᐊᓇᓴᒐ (1924-2017), QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
STANDING FIGURE
stone; unsigned
6 x 3.75 x 2.25 in — 15.2 x 9.5 x 5.7 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, British Columbia
$500 — 700
59
BARNABUS ARNASUNGAAQ
ᐸᓇᐸᓯ ᐊᓇᓴᒐ (1924-2017), QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
HUNTER
stone; no visible signature
12 x 7.75 x 4.75 in — 30.5 x 19.7 x 12.1 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$1,000 — 2,000
60
ADA EYETOAQ ᐊᑕ ᐃᔨᑐᐊ (1934-2014), QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
MOTHER AND CHILD stone; signed in syllabics
3.5 x 2.5 x 2.25 in — 8.9 x 6.4 x 5.7 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Florida, USA
$300 — 500
NUVEEYA IPELLIE ᓄᕕᐊ ᐃᐱᓕ (1920-2010), IQALUIT (FROBISHER BAY)
MUSK OX
stone, antler; no visible signature
5.25 x 9.25 x 3.25 in — 13.3 x 23.5 x 8.3 cm
PROVENANCE:
Galerie d’Art Esquimaude, Montreal, QC, 1983
Private Collection, Florida, USA
$500 — 700
62
KAKA ASHOONA ᑲᑲ ᐊᓴᓇ (1928-1996), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
ENTANGLED BIRD
stone; signed in syllabics
6 x 10.5 x 2.5 in — 15.2 x 26.7 x 6.4 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Seattle, WA
$400 — 500
63
OSUITOK IPEELEE ᐅᓱᐃᑐ ᐃᐱᓕ, RCA (1923-2005), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
BASKING SEAL, CA. 1965
stone; unsigned
5.5 x 8.75 x 2.75 in — 14 x 22.2 x 7 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Seattle, WA
$700 — 900
64
MANASIE AKPALIAPIK ᒪᓇᓯ ᐊᐸᓕᐊᐱ (B. 1955), IKPIARJUK (ARCTIC BAY)
MUSK OX
stone, antler; signed in syllabics
3.75 x 6 x 2 in — 9.5 x 15.2 x 5.1 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, British Columbia
$400 — 600
PUDLO PUDLAT ᐳᓗ ᐳᓚ (1916-1992), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
TWO LOONS AT SEA, 1980
stonecut and stencil; titled, dated and numbered 12/50; artist’s name in Roman and syllabics; collector’s inscription verso sheet 23.75 x 34.25 in — 60.3 x 87 cm
PROVENANCE:
Marion Scott Gallery, Vancouver, BC, 2001 Dan and Martha Albrecht Collection
$300 — 500
66
SHEOJUK ETIDLOOIE ᓯᐅᔪ ᐃᑎᐃᑎᓚᐃ (1929-1999), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
BEAR, 1977
etching and aquatint; titled, dated and numbered 4/50; artist’s name in Roman and syllabics sheet 25 x 22 in — 63.5 x 55.9 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Quebec
$1,000 — 1,500
67
SHEOJUK ETIDLOOIE
(1929-1999), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
QUGGLIIK (TWO KUDLIKS), 1995 lithograph; titled, dated and numbered 39/50; artist’s name in Roman and syllabics; collector’s inscription verso sheet 22.5 x 24 in — 57.2 x 61 cm
PROVENANCE:
Galerie Elca London, Quebec, 2006
Dan and Martha Albrecht Collection
$1,000 — 2,000
68
SHEOJUK ETIDLOOIE
(1929-1999), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
UMMIAGOA (TOY BOAT), 1995 lithograph; titled, dated and numbered 3/50; artist’s name in Roman and syllabics; collector’s inscription verso sheet 22.5 x 26.5 in — 57.2 x 67.3 cm
PROVENANCE:
Isaacs Inuit Gallery, Toronto, ON, 1999
Dan and Martha Albrecht Collection
$1,000 — 2,000
JOE TALIRUNILI ᔪᐅ ᑕᓚᕈᓂᓕ (1893-1976), PUVIRNITUQ (POVUNGNITUK)
THEY ARRIVED AT THEIR SUMMER CAMP, 1975 stonecut; titled, dated and numbered 50/50; artist’s and printer’s name in Roman and syllabics sight 14.75 x 17.25 in — 37.5 x 43.8 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Toronto, ON $400 — 600
70
PARR ᐸ (1893-1969), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
THE WALRUS HUNT, 1963 stonecut; titled, dated and numbered 36/50; artist’s name in syllabics sheet 17 x 24 in — 43.2 x 61 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Estate, Ontario
$1,000 — 1,500
71
PARR ᐸ (1893-1969), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
MAN AND WHALE, 1962 stonecut; unmarked proof sheet 11 x 24 in — 27.9 x 61 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Kent, UK
$1,000 — 1,500
72
JOE TALIRUNILI ᔪᐅ ᑕᓚᕈᓂᓕ (1893-1976), PUVIRNITUQ (POVUNGNITUK)
(HUNTING ON LAND AND BY WATER), 1963 stonecut; titled, dated and numbered 27/30; artist’s name in syllabics sight 13.5 x 21.25 in — 34.3 x 54 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Toronto, ON $500 — 700
UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST
SPIRITS
stone, antler; unsigned including base 17 x 6 x 4 in — 43.2 x 15.2 x 10.2 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, France
$200 — 300
74
SIMONIE MICHAEL ᓯᒥᐅᓂ ᒪᐃᑯ (B. 1933), IQALUIT (FROBISHER BAY)
OWL, 1999
stone; signed in syllabics; dated 4.75 x 7.75 x 4.25 in — 12.1 x 19.7 x 10.8 cm
PROVENANCE:
Maslak McLeod Gallery, Toronto, ON, 2011
Private Collection, France
$80 — 100
75
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
$60 — 80
76
NUVEEYA IPELLIE ᓄᕕᐊ ᐃᐱᓕ (1920-2010), IQALUIT (FROBISHER BAY)
FIGURE WITH ATTENDANT SPIRITS, CA. 1985 stone, ivory; signed in Roman and syllabics
6 x 2.5 x 4 in — 15.2 x 6.4 x 10.2 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Ontario
$600 — 900
SIMON TOOKOOME ᑐᑯᒥ (1934-2010), QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
MEN WITH WOLF SPIRITS
stone; signed in syllabics
8.25 x 4.25 x 2.25 in — 21 x 10.8 x 5.7 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, British Columbia
$200 — 400
78
NAPACHIE ASHOONA ᓇᐸᓯ (ᖯ. 1974), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
SPIRITUAL FACES, 2007
stone; unsigned; accompanied by a “Canada Eskimo Art” tag inscribed “N. Ashoona / Cape Dorset / 2007 / Spiritual Faces”
7.75 x 6 x 4.5 in — 19.7 x 15.2 x 11.4 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, France
$200 — 300
LATCHOLASSIE AKESUK ᓚᓴᐅᓚᓯ
(1919-2000), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
BIRD WITH OUTSTRETCHED WING stone; signed indistinctly in syllabics to bottom of proper right foot
15.5 x 9.5 x 7 in — 39.4 x 24.1 x 17.8 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Seattle, WA
$1,500 — 2,500
80
PUDLO PUDLAT ᐳᓗ ᐳᓚ (1916-1992), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
UNTITLED (WOMAN WITH PLANE OVERHEAD) watercolour, coloured pencil and felt-tip drawing; signed in syllabics sheet 21.75 x 25.75 in — 55.2 x 65.4 cm
PROVENANCE: Isaacs Inuit Gallery, Toronto, ON, 1991 Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$800 — 1,200
PUDLO PUDLAT ᐳᓗ ᐳᓚ (1916-1992), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
INTRUDER AMONG THE LOONS, 1984 etching; titled, dated and numbered 15/25; artist’s name in Roman and syllabics sight 13 x 15.25 in — 33 x 38.7 cm
PROVENANCE:
Gallery Indigena, Vancouver, BC Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$300 — 500
SAIMAIYU AKESUK ᓴᐃᒻᒪᐃᔪ ᐊᑭᓱᒃ (B. 1988), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
PINK LEMMING, 2015 stonecut & stencil; titled, dated and numbered 1/50; artist’s name in Roman and syllabics sheet 31.5 x 24.25 in — 80 x 61.6 cm
PROVENANCE:
Feheley Fine Arts, Toronto, ON Private Collection, Toronto, ON $500 — 700
83
HANNAH KIGUSIUQ ᑭᒍᓯᐊ (1931-1995), QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
BEGINNING A JOURNEY, 1971
stonecut; titled, dated and numbered 22/30; artist’s and printer’s name in Roman and syllabics; Maselow Gallery sticker verso inscribed “1972-33 Baker Lake / Beginning a Journey / Keegooseot / stonecut / $125”
sight 22.5 x 32.75 in — 57.2 x 83.2 cm
PROVENANCE:
Maselow Gallery, Toronto, ON Private Collection, Ontario
$150 — 250
84
PETER SEVOGA ᐱᑕ ᓯᕗᒐ (1940-2007), QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
TATTOOED MOTHER AND CHILD stone; signed in Roman 7 x 6.5 x 8 in — 17.8 x 16.5 x 20.3 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Ontario
$500 — 700
PETER SEVOGA ᐱᑕ ᓯᕗᒐ (1940-2007), QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
BIRD WOMAN TRANSFORMATION
stone; signed in syllabics
6.25 x 4.5 x 5.5 in — 15.9 x 11.4 x 14 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Seattle, WA
$250 — 350
86
OMALLUQ OSHUTSIAQ ᐅᒪᓗ (1948-2014), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
TRANSFORMATION
stone; signed in syllabics
9.75 x 6 x 5.25 in — 24.8 x 15.2 x 13.3 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Seattle, WA
$300 — 400
87
KUMAKULUK SAGGIAK ᑯᒪᑯᓗ ᓴᒋᐊ (B. 1944), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
BIRD MAN, 1990
stone, ivory; signed in Roman; dated 27 x 10.5 x 5 in — 68.6 x 26.7 x 12.7 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Ontario
$900 — 1,200
88
JOHN INERDJUK ᐃᓂᔪ (B. 1938), IKPIARJUK (ARCTIC BAY)
BEAR ATTACKING WALRUS
stone, ivory; signed in syllabics; disc number inscribed
7.75 x 7 x 4 in — 19.7 x 17.8 x 10.2 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$400 — 600
TOWATUGA SAGOUK (B. 1934), IQALUIT (FROBISHER BAY)
STANDING CARIBOU stone, antler; signed in Roman 13.75 x 4.5 x 2.75 in — 34.9 x 11.4 x 7 cm
PROVENANCE:
Galerie d’Art Esquimaude, Montreal, QC, 1984
Private Collection, Florida, USA
$500 — 700
90
SAILA KIPANEK (B. 1948), IQALUIT (FROBISHER BAY)
BIRD IN FLIGHT stone; unsigned
17 x 5 x 4 in — 43.2 x 12.7 x 10.2 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Seattle, WA
$300 — 500
91
DAVID SIMIGA (B. 1964), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
HAWK WITH CATCH stone; signed in Roman 20.5 x 9 x 7 in — 52.1 x 22.9 x 17.8 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Ontario
$900 — 1,200
92
KENOJUAK ASHEVAK ᑭᓄᐊᔪᐊ ᐊᓯᕙ, CC, RCA (1927-2013), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
TIMMIARUQSIMAJUQ (BIRD WOMAN TRANSFORMATION) etching and aquatint; titled, dated and numbered 14/50; artist’s name in Roman and syllabics sheet 28.5 x 33.5 in — 72.4 x 85.1 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Toronto, ON $1,000 — 2,000
PITSEOLAK ASHOONA ᐱᓯᐅᓚ ᐊᓱᓇ, OC, RCA (1904-1983), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
WOMAN WITH GEESE, 1967 engraving; titled, dated and numbered 41/50; artist’s name in Roman and syllabics; collector’s inscription verso sheet 13 x 19.75 in — 33 x 50.2 cm
PROVENANCE:
Arctic Artistry, New York, NY, 2001 Dan and Martha Albrecht Collection
$300 — 500 94
PUDLO PUDLAT ᐳᓗ ᐳᓚ (1916-1992), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
FAMILY OF BIRDS, 1973 stonecut; titled, dated and numbered 22/50; artist’s name in Roman sight 16 x 23.75 in — 40.6 x 60.3 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$200 — 300
95
PITSEOLAK ASHOONA ᐱᓯᐅᓚ ᐊᓱᓇ, OC, RCA (1904-1983), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
OKPIK AND KOPANUAK (1975), 2004 lithograph; titled, dated and numbered 16/26; artist’s name in Roman and syllabics; collector’s inscription verso sheet 14.5 x 18 in — 36.8 x 45.7 cm
PROVENANCE:
Feheley Fine Arts, Toronto, ON, 2003 Dan and Martha Albrecht Collection
$200 — 300
96
KAKA ASHOONA ᑲᑲ ᐊᓴᓇ (1928-1996), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
MONUMENTAL BEAR AND WALRUS stone, whalebone; signed in Roman 14.5 x 20 x 16 in — 36.8 x 50.8 x 40.6 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Nova Scotia
$2,000 — 4,000
ABRAHAM APAKARK ANGHIK
, OC (B. 1951), PAULATUK
SEDNA BECOMING THE CREATURES OF THE SEA stone, whalebone; unsigned
13 x 19 x 8.5 in — 33 x 48.3 x 21.6 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Ontario
$900 — 1,200
98
SAILA KIPANEK (B. 1948), IQALUIT (FROBISHER BAY)
DANCER ON FIRE (DRUM DANCER), 1989 stone, antler, hide; signed in Roman; titled; accompanied by a “Canada Eskimo Art” tag inscribed “Saila Kipanek / Iqaluit / 1989 / Drum Dance”
24 x 15 x 7 in — 61 x 38.1 x 17.8 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Ontario
$2,000 — 3,000
99
BARNABUS ARNASUNGAAQ ᐸᓇᐸᓯ ᐊᓇᓴᒐ (1924-2017), QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
MONUMENTAL FAMILY GROUPING stone; no visible signature
14.5 x 10.5 x 6.5 in — 36.8 x 26.7 x 16.5 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$1,500 — 2,500
100
JESSIE OONARK ᔪᓯ ᐃᓇ, OC, RCA (1906-1985), QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
GEESE HUNTING, 1977 stonecut; titled, dated and numbered 23/23; artist’s name in Roman and syllabics; printer’s name in Roman sheet 25 x 37.25 in — 63.5 x 94.6 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Ontario
$700 — 900
101
JESSIE OONARK ᔪᓯ ᐃᓇ, OC, RCA (1906-1985), QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
SHAMAN FLYING WITH BIRDS, 1975 stonecut; titled, dated and numbered 23/35; artist’s name in Roman and syllabics sheet 16 x 20 in — 40.6 x 50.8 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Ontario
$500 — 700
102
JESSIE OONARK ᔪᓯ ᐃᓇ, OC, RCA (1906-1985), QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
RIVALS FROM TWO TRIBES, 1972 stencil; titled, dated and numbered “A/P IV/V”; artist’s and printer’s name in Roman and syllabics sheet 14.75 x 22 in — 37.5 x 55.9 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Ontario
$400 — 600
103
JESSIE OONARK ᔪᓯ ᐃᓇ, OC, RCA (1906-1985), QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
WHALES, 1972
stonecut and stencil; titled, dated and numbered 6/44; artist’s and printer’s name in Roman and syllabics sheet 12 x 19.25 in — 30.5 x 48.9 cm
PROVENANCE:
Waddington’s Auctioneers, Toronto, ON, 10 Nov 2008, lot 62 Private Collection, Ontario
$400 — 600
104
UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST, KUGLUKTUK (COPPERMINE)
FACE stone; unsigned 3.5 x 2.5 x 1.25 in — 8.9 x 6.4 x 3.2 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, British Columbia $100 — 200
105
POSSIBLY SUSAN NULUK ᓱᓴ ᓄᓗ (B. 1952), NAUJAAT (REPULSE BAY)
FACE stone; signed in syllabics; accompanied by stand without stand 4.75 x 3.75 x 1 in —
12.1 x 9.5 x 2.5 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, British Columbia
$100 — 200
106
PAUL ISSAKIURK, ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT)
SEWING ULU, 1994
metal, antler; unsigned; accompanied by a “Canada Eskimo Art” tag inscribed: “Pau(?) Issakiurk / Arviat / ‘94 / sewing ulu”
2.5 x 2.5 x 0.5 in — 6.4 x 6.4 x 1.3 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Ontario
$40 — 60
107
HUGH HAQPI (B. 1955), QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
MAN UPSIDE-DOWN (ACROBAT), 2002 stone, antler, rope; signed in syllabics; dated 6 x 6 x 3.25 in — 15.2 x 15.2 x 8.3 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, France
$200 — 300
108
AOUDLA PUDLAT ᐊᐅᓚ (1951-2006), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
THEN AND NOW, 2000 woodcut and stencil; titled, dated and numbered 3/50; artist’s name in Roman and syllabics sheet 22.25 x 30 in — 56.5 x 76.2 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$300 — 500
109
DAVIDIALUK ALASUA AMITTU ᑎᕕᑎᐊᓗ (1910-1976), PUVIRNITUQ (POVUNGNITUK)
HAWK ARRIVES AT CAMP BY KAYAK, 1976
stonecut; titled, dated and numbered 20/50; artist’s name in Roman and syllabics
sight 20.75 x 24.75 in — 52.7 x 62.9 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$300 — 500
110
PUDLO PUDLAT ᐳᓗ ᐳᓚ (1916-1992), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
TUPIIT (TENTS), 1976
stonecut; titled, dated and numbered 47/50; artist’s name in Roman and syllabics; collector’s inscription verso sheet 24 x 34 in — 61 x 86.4 cm
PROVENANCE:
Isaacs Inuit Gallery, Toronto, ON, 1999
Dan and Martha Albrecht Collection
$300 — 500
111
HELEN KALVAK, CM, RCA (1901-1984), ULUKHAKTOK (HOLMAN)
HUNTER, 1964
stonecut; titled, dated and numbered 34/34; artist’s name in Roman; also inscribed “#25”; collector’s inscription verso sheet 18 x 24 in — 45.7 x 61 cm
PROVENANCE:
Spirit Wrestler Gallery, Vancouver, BC, 1999 Dan and Martha Albrecht Collection
$150 — 250
112
MIKIJUK KOLOLA ᒥᑭᔪ ᑯᓗᓚ (B. 1949), KIMMIRUT (LAKE HARBOUR)
WALRUS, 1988
stone, ivory; signed in syllabics and dated “88”; accompanied by a “Canada Eskimo Art” tag inscribed “Meckijuk Kalula / Lake Harbour / Walrus”
10 x 14.5 x 7 in — 25.4 x 36.8 x 17.8 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Ontario
$600 — 800
113
MANNO (1923-1973), IQALUIT (FROBISHER BAY)
BEARS FIGHTING OVER WALRUS stone, bone; signed in Roman; disc number inscribed
5 x 9 x 5.5 in — 12.7 x 22.9 x 14 cm
PROVENANCE:
Waddington’s Auctioneers, Toronto, ON, The William Eccles Collection of Eskimo Art, 23 Feb 1978
The Bill Johnstone Collection, Scotland
$1,000 — 2,000
114
PAUL TOOLOOKTOOK ᐸᓪ ᑐᓗᑐ (1947-2003), QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
SEDNA stone; signed in syllabics
3.5 x 9.5 x 2.75 in — 8.9 x 24.1 x 7 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Seattle, WA
$200 — 300
115
MINA EMIQUTAILAQ ᒪᐃᓇ (B. 1921), SANIKILUAQ (BELCHER ISLANDS)
BIRD
stone; signed in syllabics; accompanied by a tag inscribed “Metiq Belcher Is. / 7319 / Mina / E9-86”
5 x 2.75 x 2.5 in — 12.7 x 7 x 6.4 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, France
$40 — 60
116
UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST, INUKJUAK (PORT HARRISON)
TWO FIGURES
stone; unsigned
3.75 x 5.75 x 4 in — 9.5 x 14.6 x 10.2 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, British Columbia $200 — 300
DAVIDEE KAVIK ᑕᕕᑎ ᑲᕕ (B. 1915), SANIKILUAQ (BELCHER ISLANDS)
KNEELING HUNTER
stone; signed in syllabics
13 x 14 x 6.5 in — 33 x 35.6 x 16.5 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$300 — 500 118
BASIL APTANIK ᐸᓯ ᑕᑕᓂ (B. 1952), QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
FIGURE WITH ARM RAISED stone; signed in syllabics
8.75 x 4.25 x 3.5 in — 22.2 x 10.8 x 8.9 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, British Columbia
$300 — 400
119
UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST
WOMAN SCRAPING SKIN
stone; unsigned
12.5 x 9 x 3.5 in — 31.8 x 22.9 x 8.9 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Seattle, WA
$300 — 400
120
ADA EYETOAQ ᐊᑕ ᐃᔨᑐᐊ (1934-2014), QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
MOTHER AND CHILD, 1984
stone; signed in syllabics “ᐊᔨᑐᐊ ᓯᑎᐃᐅ ᐃᔨ”; dated 4 x 2.25 x 1.25 in — 10.2 x 5.7 x 3.2 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Ontario
$300 — 400
TUNA IQULIQ ᑐᓇ ᐃᑯᓕ (1935-2015), QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
SITTING FIGURE
stone; signed in syllabics
7.75 x 7.25 x 4.25 in — 19.7 x 18.4 x 10.8 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Seattle, WA
$200 — 300
122
DAVID
TOOLOOKTOOK ᑐᓗᑐ, QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
HUNTER WITH CATCH, 2006
stone, sealskin; signed in syllabics; dated; accompanied by a “Canada Eskimo Art” tag inscribed David Toolooktook / Baker Lake / 2006 / Hunter”
6.5 x 4.75 x 3 in — 16.5 x 12.1 x 7.6 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection
$200 — 300
123
NOAH ECHALOOK ᓄᐊ ᐃᑲᓗ (B. 1946), INUKJUAK (PORT HARRISON)
MOTHER AND CHILD stone; signed in syllabics; disc number inscribed 18 x 8 x 8.5 in — 45.7 x 20.3 x 21.6 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Cedarhurst, NY
$600 — 900
124
PITSEOLAK ASHOONA ᐱᓯᐅᓚ ᐊᓱᓇ, OC, RCA (1904-1983), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
SUMMER HOME, 1972 stonecut; titled, dated and numbered 45/50; artist’s name in Roman and syllabics; collector’s inscription verso sheet 24 x 24 in — 61 x 61 cm
PROVENANCE:
Feheley Fine Arts, Toronto, ON, 2002
Dan and Martha Albrecht Collection
$200 — 300
PITSEOLAK ASHOONA ᐱᓯᐅᓚ ᐊᓱᓇ, OC, RCA (1904-1983), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
WOMEN COLLECTING KELP, 1967
stonecut; titled, dated and numbered 30/50; artist’s name in Roman and syllabics; collector’s inscription verso 18 x 24.25 in — 45.7 x 61.6 cm
PROVENANCE:
Inuit Gallery, Vancouver, BC, 2000 Dan and Martha Albrecht Collection
$300 — 500
126
JOE TALIRUNILI ᔪᐅ ᑕᓚᕈᓂᓕ ( 1893-1976), PUVIRNITUQ (POVUNGNITUK)
THEIR BOAT IS OF SEALSKIN, 1976 stonecut; titled, dated and numbered 50/50; artist’s and printer’s name in Roman and syllabics
sight 11.75 x 18.75 in — 29.8 x 47.6 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$400 — 600
127
MARION TUU’LUUQ ᒪᕆᓂ ᑐᓗ (1910-2002), QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
STRIPED OWL AND OTHER BEINGS, 1973 stonecut and stencil; titled, dated and numbered 27/50; artist’s and printer’s name in Roman and syllabics; collector’s inscription verso sheet 25 x 37.25 in — 63.5 x 94.6 cm
PROVENANCE:
Inuit Gallery, Vancouver, BC, 2000 Dan and Martha Albrecht Collection
$500 — 700
128
PARR ᐸ (1893-1969), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
WALRUS HUNTERS ON SEA ICE, 1967 stonecut; titled, dated and numbered 45/50; artist’s name in Roman and syllabics; unframed sheet 24.75 x 33.5 in — 62.9 x 80 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$2,000 — 3,000
POSSIBLY: PAULASSIE POOTOOGOOK
ᐸᓗᓯ ᐳᑐᒍ, RCA (1927-2006), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
OWL FAMILY, CA. 1965
stone; unsigned; old collectors’ inventory labels inscribed: “Kownuk / 36/6 / E-26”
13.5 x 14.5 x 4.5 in — 34.3 x 36.8 x 11.4 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON $600 — 900
130
PETER KASUDLUAK (B. 1906), INUKJUAK (PORT HARRISON)
HUNTER HAULING CATCH
stone; unsigned; disc number inscribed 6 x 7.5 x 4 in — 15.2 x 19.1 x 10.2 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON $100 — 200
131
JOANASSIE SMITH ᔪᐊᓇᓯ (1925-1963), PUVIRNITUQ (POVUNGNITUK)
RECLINING FIGURE
stone; signed in Roman; disc number inscribed
5 x 9.5 x 9 in — 12.7 x 24.1 x 22.9 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$100 — 200
132
BARNABUS ARNASUNGAAQ
ᐸᓇᐸᓯ ᐊᓇᓴᒐ (1924-2017), QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
MUSK OX
stone; unsigned 5.75 x 8.75 x 3 in — 14.6 x 22.2 x 7.6 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$1,000 — 2,000
BASIL APTANIK ᐸᓯ ᑕᑕᓂ (B. 1952), QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
BEAR TRANSFORMATION
stone; signed in syllabics
6.25 x 5 x 1.5 in — 15.9 x 12.7 x 3.8 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$300 — 400
134
BASIL APTANIK ᐸᓯ ᑕᑕᓂ (B. 1952), QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
TRANSFORMATION
stone; unsigned
8.5 x 5.75 x 3.5 in — 21.6 x 14.6 x 8.9 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Seattle, WA
$200 — 300
135
QAVAROAK TUNNILLIE ᑲᕙᕋᒃ ᑐᓂᓕ (1928-1993), KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
WOMAN LIFTING NINGIMNAQTUQ (PARKA TAIL)
stone; signed in syllabics 14 x 11 x 12 in — 35.6 x 27.9 x 30.5 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON $500 — 700
136
CHARLIE INUKPUK ᓴᓕ ᐃᓄᐸ (ᖯ. 1941), INUKJUAK (PORT HARRISON)
HUNTER WITH CARIBOU stone; signed in Roman 6 x 5 x 2.5 in — 15.2 x 12.7 x 6.4 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, France
$300 — 500
CHARLIE INUKPUK ᓴᓕ ᐃᓄᐸ (ᖯ. 1941), INUKJUAK (PORT HARRISON)
MOTHER AND CHILD, 1976
stone; signed in Roman and syllabics; dated
7.25 x 5 x 6.75 in — 18.4 x 12.7 x 17.1 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$400 — 600
138
JOHNNY INUKPUK ᔭᓇ ᐃᓇᐸ, RCA (1911-2007), INUKJUAK (PORT HARRISON)
MOTHER AND CHILD WITH KAMIK stone; signed in syllabics
9.5 x 9.5 x 2.5 in — 24.1 x 24.1 x 6.4 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Ontario
$700 — 900
139
EDITH OKTOLLIK, POINT HOPE, AK
DRUM DANCE
stone, wood; signed in Roman 4.75 x 5.5 x 8.25 in — 12.1 x 14 x 21 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Seattle, WA
$200 — 300
140
POSSIBLY SOPHIE ARNAQTAASAQ KAKIARNIUT (B. 1937), KUGAARUK (PELLY BAY)
TRANSFORMING CREATURE, CA. 2012 stone; unsigned; indistinctly inscribed in felt-tip verso: “Koomiut / Pelly Bay / Arnaqtasak / 2012”
1.75 x 6 x 2.75 in — 4.4 x 15.2 x 7 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, France
$80 — 100
SAMUEL
NAHAULAITUQ ᓇᓴᐅᓚᑐ (1923-1999), TALOYOAK (SPENCE BAY)
FRIGHTENED MAN
stone; signed in syllabics
9 x 5.75 x 3 in — 22.9 x 14.6 x 7.6 cm
PROVENANCE:
Waddington’s Auctioneers, Toronto, ON, 11 Jul 2013, lot 55
Private Collection, France
$100 — 200
Rugs & Carpets
AUCTION ENDS JULY AT PM ET
