Warlus Tusk Incised And Carved With Arctic Motifs
12.5 cms x 8 cms (4.92 ins x 3.15 ins)
Mounted to a stone hare base, disc number inscribed
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "Inuit Art" held on Tue, Nov 20, 2018.
Lot 220
Lot 220
Estimate: CAD $300 - $500
Realised: CAD $960
Realised: CAD $960
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Collection of Terry Ryan
Notes:
Innuki Oqutaq was the brother of Cape Dorset sculptor and graphic artist Osuitok Ipeelee.
"Enooky (Innuki) is best known for his exquisitely engraved work on highly polished caribou antler. His precise and delicate line work combined with the free, natural form of the antler gives his work a sense of fluid movement. His images are often concerned with sea life and traditional Inuit hunting implements and clothing, particularly the kamik (boot). The kamik is often repeated many times on a particular work. Enooky has a keen sensitivity to the placement of these graphic elements within the positive and negative shape of the antler, making him one of the most sophisticated artists in this medium."
From "Enooky (Innuki Oqutaq)," exhibition brochure, Image of the Inuit, Los Angeles, California, 1981.
Collection of Terry Ryan
Notes:
Innuki Oqutaq was the brother of Cape Dorset sculptor and graphic artist Osuitok Ipeelee.
"Enooky (Innuki) is best known for his exquisitely engraved work on highly polished caribou antler. His precise and delicate line work combined with the free, natural form of the antler gives his work a sense of fluid movement. His images are often concerned with sea life and traditional Inuit hunting implements and clothing, particularly the kamik (boot). The kamik is often repeated many times on a particular work. Enooky has a keen sensitivity to the placement of these graphic elements within the positive and negative shape of the antler, making him one of the most sophisticated artists in this medium."
From "Enooky (Innuki Oqutaq)," exhibition brochure, Image of the Inuit, Los Angeles, California, 1981.
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 Waddington's auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Waddington's auction house for permission to use.