Timothy Kitishimik (1938) - green stone

green stone

green stone
6 cms x 11 cms x 2.54 cms (2.25 ins x 4.25 ins x 2.25 ins)
Signed "TIMOTHY" and with disc no. E9-1675
sculpted in 1675
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 231
Estimate: CAD $350 - $450
Realised: CAD $224

Lot description - from the online catalogue*


TIMOTHY KITISHIMIK BORN 1938

KUUJJUARAAPIK (GREAT WHALE RIVER). Swan preening itself, green stone, signed "TIMOTHY" and with disc no. E9-1675, 2.25 x 4.25 x 1 in, 6 x 11 x 2.25 cm, together with UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST, SANIKILUAQ Bird, green stone, 3 x 2.5 x 6.75 in, 7.5 x 6 x 17.5 cm Provenance: John and Mary Robertson Collection
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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green stone by artist Timothy Kitishimik