Ceremonial Dance
8.9 cms x 15.2 cms x 8.31 cms (3.5 ins x 5.98 ins x 3.5 ins)
C. 1965, Signed In Roman
sculpted in 1965
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "Inuit Art Auction" held on Mon, Jun 2, 2014.
Lot 345
Lot 345
Estimate: CAD $600 - $900
Sale price withheld by the Auction house
Sale price withheld by the Auction house
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Following contact with the missionaries, masked dancing of the King Islanders saw a decline or was practiced in secrecy. One such ceremony dance has the participants perform an invitational dance that features walrus vocalizations as a component of rhythm for the chorus. Here the artist depicts two of the dancers in traditional ceremonial masks, on the left a female shaman and the right a walrus mask.
Alaska Native Art: Tradition, Innovation, Continuity, Susan W. Fair, 2006, p. 159, pl. 185
For a similar piece, see cat. no. 25/9855, National Museum of the American Indian (Washington, DC)
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