Maria Towetoak - Sedna’S Dog Child

Sedna’S Dog Child

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6.4 cms x 8.9 cms x 2.49 cms (2.52 ins x 3.5 ins x 2.52 ins)
Signed In Roman
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "Inuit Art Auction" held on Mon, Nov 18, 2013.
Lot 54
Estimate: CAD $600 - $900
Sale price withheld by the Auction house

Lot description - from the online catalogue*

Provenance:
Snow Goose Gallery, Ottawa, ON, Private Collection, ON
Notes:
At times fused with the story of the sea goddess, Sedna, the story of the girl who married a dog tells of a young girl that would not have a husband and came to marry a dog. After becoming pregnant, her father isolated her on a small, remote island. She bore a litter, some dog children and some human children.

Knud Rasmussen, Report of the Fifth Thule Expedition, 1921-4, vol. VII, no. 1, 1929, Copenhagen, p. 63-6
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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Sedna’S Dog Child by artist Maria Towetoak