an igloo builder
26.4 cms x 14.6 cms x 7.62 cms (10.37 ins x 5.75 ins x 10.37 ins)
Signed in syllabics and with disc number
Lot offered for sale by Walker's, Ottawa at the auction event "Inuit and First Nations Art Auction of May 3,2012" held on Thu, May 3, 2012.
Lot 381
Lot 381
Estimate: CAD $300 - $500
Realised: CAD $1,062
Realised: CAD $1,062
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Annugakuluk Kelly (1908-d) m.
Iqaluit (Frobisher Bay)
Walrus tusk engraved with various scenes: an igloo builder, seal hunters, a boy playing ball, and animals, on a base in the form of two bear's heads, ca. early 1960s, ivory, grey stone and colour, signed in syllabics and with disc number, 10.375 x 5.75 x 3 in, 26.4 x 14.6 x 7.6 cm
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Walker's auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Walker's auction house for permission to use.