Whale bone, bone, muskox horn, muskox hair, claws and antler
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 232
Lot 232
Estimate: CAD $3,000 - $4,000
Realised: CAD $2,950
Realised: CAD $2,950
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
EMILY ILLUITOK (1943-d)
KUGAARUK (PELLY BAY), Spirit, ca. 1990,
Whale bone, bone, muskox horn, muskox hair, claws and antler
8.75 x 6.25 x 6 in, 22.5 x 15.8 x 15.2 cm
Exhibited and illustrated in Darlene Coward Wight, Art & Expression of the Netsilik (Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2000), cat. #7, p. 25.
Emily Illuitok is probably best known as a prolific carver of ivory miniatures, an activity she took up in 1968. In 1989 she began experimenting with sculptural assemblage - the piecing together of various materials - influenced by the highly talented artist Nick Sikkuark, who had just returned to Kugaaruk after living in Gjoa Haven for several years. To create this delightful work Illuitok relied less on actual carving and more on the inspired re-imagination and reconfiguration of organic materials.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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