Whale Spirit
3 cms x 12.2 cms x 5.08 cms (1.25 ins x 4.75 ins x 1.25 ins)
Lot offered for sale by Walker's, Ottawa at the auction event "Inuit Art & First Nations Art Auction of November 15th, 2014" held on Sat, Nov 15, 2014.
Lot 120
Lot 120
Estimate: CAD $1,000 - $1,500
Realised: CAD $944
Realised: CAD $944
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Henry Napartuk (1932-1985)
Kuujjuaraapik (Great Whale River)
Whale Spirit
1971
black stone
1.25 x 4.75 x 2 in, 3 x 12.2 x 5 cm
Exhibited: The Mulders' Collection (WAG, 1976, cat. ill. 96), and in the Inuit Imagination travelling exhibition (WAG, 1993-94). Also published: Harold Seidelman and James Turner, The Inuit Imagination: Arctic Myth and Sculpture (D&M 1993) fig. 53.
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.