Andy Mamgark (1930-1997) - Sitting Bear

Sitting Bear

stone and ivory
10.19 cms x 11.7 cms x 8.26 cms (4 ins x 4.5 ins x 4 ins)
Signed in syllabics
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 227
Estimate: CAD $700 - $1,000
Realised: CAD $1,888

Lot description - from the online catalogue*


Andy Mamgark (1930-1997)

Arviat (Eskimo Point), Sitting Bear, early 1990s, stone and ivory, signed in syllabics, 4 x 4.5 x 3.25 in, 10.2 x 11.7 x 8.4 cm

Provenance: Pruzansky Collection; Inuit Gallery of Vancouver

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Sitting Bear by artist Andy Mamgark