Woman with Water Pail
33.79 cms x 13.5 cms x 13.97 cms (13.5 ins x 5.31 ins x 13.5 ins)
Grey stone and caribou antler, signed in syllabics and with disc no.
Lot offered for sale by Walker's, Ottawa at the auction event "Inuit & First Nations Art Auction November 18, 2015" held on Wed, Nov 18, 2015.
Lot 130
Lot 130
Estimate: CAD $4,000 - $6,000
Realised: CAD $3,540
Realised: CAD $3,540
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Arnaituq Kupirkrualuk (1905-1961) m.
Salluit (Sugluk)
Woman with Water Pail
1956
grey stone and caribou antler, signed in syllabics and with disc no.
13.5 x 5.75 x 5.5 in, 33.8 x 13.5 x 13.8 cm
Provenance: Albrecht Collection, Scottsdale, Arizona; The Snow Goose, Ottawa; collection of William E. Taylor, Ottawa (Director, National Museum of Man, 1968-1983) Note: as an Arctic archaeologist, Taylor travelled to Salluit in the 1950s and so may have purchased this work directly from the artist.
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.