a Toronto private collection
Lot offered for sale by Walker's, Ottawa at the auction event "Inuit & First Nations Art Auction of November 22, 2017" held on Wed, Nov 22, 2017.
Lot 140
Lot 140
Estimate: CAD $1,500 - $2,500
Realised: CAD $4,720
Realised: CAD $4,720
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Nick Sikkuark (1943-2014)
Kugaaruk (Pelly Bay), Shaman and Fish Spirit, c. mid 1990s, caribou skulls, antler, whale bone, muskox hair and caribou hair, 9.5 x 6.5 x 7 in, 24 x 16.5 x 17.5 cm
Provenance: a Toronto private collection
References: for related works by Sikkuark see Marion Scott Gallery (2003) cat. 8; Dyck and Hessel, Sanattiaqsimajut (2009) cat. 35.
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