Perched Falcon
11.4 cms x 19.1 cms x 5.69 cms (4.49 ins x 7.52 ins x 4.49 ins)
Signed in syllabics, c. 1994
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "Inuit Art Auction" held on Tue, May 29, 2018.
Lot 33
Lot 33
Estimate: CAD $400 - $600
Sale price withheld by the Auction house
Sale price withheld by the Auction house
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Inuk Charlie is the son of artists Charlie Ugyuk and Peeteegootee. His mother designed the original Spence Bay packing dolls. Inuk learned to carve at a young age and later in life when he became a working artist, he focused on animals as his preferred subject. See lot 74 for Charlie Ugyuk's falcons in bone.
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