Kneeling caribou, ca. 1958
34.29 cms x 39.37 cms x 31.75 cms (13.5 ins x 15.5 ins x 13.5 ins)
Signed in syllabics and with disc no. E9-864
Lot offered for sale by Walker's, Ottawa at the auction event "Indian, Inuit & Ethnographic Arts Auction- November 13, 2011" held on Sun, Nov 13, 2011.
Lot 118
Lot 118
Estimate: CAD $2,000 - $3,000
Realised: CAD $2,124
Realised: CAD $2,124
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
LEVI ECHALOOK (1918-1975), INUKJUAK
Kneeling caribou, ca. 1958, mottled black stone and antler, signed in syllabics and with disc no. E9-864, 5.25 x 6 x 5 in, 13.5 x 15.5 x 12.5 cm Provenance: John and Mary Robertson Collection Exhibited and illustrated in Jean Blodgett, "Selections from the John and Mary Robertson Collection of Inuit Sculpture," Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen's University 1986 (cat. #32). It is possible that this sculpture was made earlier in the decade, circa 1952-53 - perhaps influenced by a drawing in James Houston's 1951 booklet "Sanajaqsaq: Eskimo Handicrafts." For very similar works, see Sarollie Weetaluktuk's 1953 "Caribou" (Darlene Wight: "Early Masters" p. 69) and Amidlak's "Caribou" (in Houston's 1954 "Canadian Eskimo Art").
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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