Simeonie Weetaluktuk (1921) - Woman Stretching a Skin

Woman Stretching a Skin

stone
18.5 cms x 20.8 cms x 17.15 cms (7.25 ins x 8 ins x 7.25 ins)
Signed in syllabics and with disc no.
Lot offered for sale by Walker's, Ottawa at the auction event "Inuit & First Nations Art Auction November 16, 2016" held on Wed, Nov 16, 2016.
Lot 132
Estimate: CAD $1,800 - $2,400
Realised: CAD $1,770

Lot description - from the online catalogue*


SIMEONIE WEETALUKTUK (1921-d)

Inukjuak (Port Harrison)

Woman Stretching a Skin

c. early 1960s

stone

signed in syllabics and with disc no.

7.25 x 8 x 6.75 in, 18.5 x 20.8 x 17.3 cm.

Provenance: a Toronto private collection
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.
Woman Stretching a Skin by artist Simeonie Weetaluktuk