Noah Koughajuke (1899-1976) - Mother and two children

Mother and two children

green stone
40.64 cms x 22.86 cms x 33.02 cms (16 ins x 9 ins x 16 ins)
Signed in syllabics and with disc no. E7-210
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 40
Estimate: CAD $1,500 - $2,000
Realised: CAD $2,360

Lot description - from the online catalogue*


NOAH KOUGHAJUKE (1899-1976)

KIMMIRUT (LAKE HARBOUR), Mother and two children, ca. 1969, green stone, signed in syllabics and with disc no. E7-210, 6.5 x 3.5 x 5 in, 16 x 9 x 13 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. #43).
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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Mother and two children by artist Noah Koughajuke