Jasper Piktautar (1893) - Bear Killing a Walrus with a Stone

Bear Killing a Walrus with a Stone

black stone
13.5 cms x 6 cms x 54.61 cms (5.25 ins x 2.25 ins x 5.25 ins)
Signed in syllabics
Lot offered for sale by Walker's, Ottawa at the auction event "Inuit Art & First Nations Fine Art Auction of May 3, 2014" held on Sat, May 3, 2014.
Lot 178
Estimate: CAD $1,200 - $1,600
Realised: CAD $1,180

Lot description - from the online catalogue*


Jasper Piktautar (1893-d)

Arviat (Eskimo Point)

Bear Killing a Walrus with a Stone

ca. 1960

black stone

signed in syllabics

5.25 x 2.25 x 2 and 1.5 x 4.5 x 1.5 in, 13.5 x 6 x 5 and 4 x 11.5 x 4 cm.
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.
Bear Killing a Walrus with a Stone by artist Jasper Piktautar