Maktak Akumalik (1932) - Arctic Bay, Kneeling Mother Scraping a Skin

Arctic Bay, Kneeling Mother Scraping a Skin

light green-grey striated stone and ivory
10.8 cms x 7.6 cms x 12.7 cms (4.5 ins x 3 ins x 4.5 ins)
Light green-grey striated stone and ivory, signed "M. AKOMALIK"
Lot offered for sale by Walker's, Ottawa at the auction event "Inuit & First Nations Art Auction November 18, 2015" held on Wed, Nov 18, 2015.
Lot 304
Estimate: CAD $600 - $900
Realised: CAD $501

Lot description - from the online catalogue*


Maktak Akumalik (1932-) m.

Arctic Bay

Kneeling Mother Scraping a Skin

c. mid 1960s

light green-grey striated stone and ivory, signed "M. AKOMALIK"

4.5 x 3 x 5 in, 10.8 x 7.6 x 12.7 cm

Provenance: Albrecht Collection, Scottsdale, Arizona;
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.
Arctic Bay, Kneeling Mother Scraping a Skin by artist Maktak Akumalik