Engraved Composition with Beluga
8 cms x 9.5 cms x 3.81 cms (3.25 ins x 3.75 ins x 3.25 ins)
Signed in syllabics
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 168
Lot 168
Estimate: CAD $400 - $600
Realised: CAD $708
Realised: CAD $708
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Tommy Onalik (1929-)
Iqaluit (Frobisher Bay), Engraved Composition with Beluga, 1970s, ivory and pigment, signed in syllabics, 3.25 x 3.75 x 1.5 in, 8 x 9.5 x 3.5 cm
Provenance: Webster Collection, Iqaluit; purchased from the artist
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