Ivory, colour and green stone
Dated and signed "DAVIDEE ITULU"
Lot offered for sale by Walker's, Ottawa at the auction event "Inuit Art Auction - November 4, 2012" held on Sun, Nov 4, 2012.
Lot 120
Lot 120
Estimate: CAD $3,000 - $3,500
Realised: CAD $3,540
Realised: CAD $3,540
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
DAVIDEE ITULU (1929-2006)
KIMMIRUT, Engraved Walrus Tusk mounted on a stylized double-walrus stone base, 1999
Ivory, colour and green stone
24.5 x 8 x 4.75 in, 62.2 x 20.3 x 12.1 cm
Dated and signed "DAVIDEE ITULU"
A superb example by an artist whose scrimshaw skills remained undiminished after five decades. Itulu learned his trade in the 1940s; he enjoyed working alongside his cousin Sheokjuk Oqutaq during that artist's years in Kimmirut. For a comparable early example by Itulu in the National Gallery Collection, see Ingo Hessel, Inuit Art: An Introduction, ill. #71.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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