Family, 1974
10.5 cms x 9.3 cms x 6.99 cms (4.25 ins x 3.75 ins x 4.25 ins)
Signed in syllabics and dated
Lot offered for sale by Walker's, Ottawa at the auction event "Inuit & First Nations Art Auction of November 22, 2017" held on Wed, Nov 22, 2017.
Lot 299
Lot 299
Estimate: CAD $700 - $1,000
Realised: CAD $826
Realised: CAD $826
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Ada Eyetoaq (1934-)
Baker Lake, Family, 1974, stone, signed in syllabics and dated, 4.25 x 3.75 x 2.75 in, 10.5 x 9.3 x 6.7 cm
Provenance: a Montreal private collection
Reference: for a similarly styled work from the same year in the Zazelenchuk Collection see Blodgett (1978) cat. 17.
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