Lot 241
NOAH KOUGHAJUKE (1899-1976)
Lot 241 Details
NOAH KOUGHAJUKE (1899-1976), E7-210, Lake Harbour
SEATED MAN WITH CHILD AND SEAL EFFIGY
stone
c. 1962, signed in syllabics
Known for intimate sculptures of families or mothers with child, perhaps Koughajuke is depicting a father telling his young son of the seal hunt.
6" x 5.5" x 3.25" — 15.2 x 14 x 8.3 cm.
Estimate $800-$1,200
Additional Images
Provenance:
James Houston, 1968,
Private collection, U.S.A,,
Note:
For a similar work see, George Swinton, Sculpture of the Eskimo, 1972, back cover & page 113, plate 84.
Also, Jean Blodgett, Selections from The John and Mary Robertson Collection of Inuit Sculpture, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, 1986, page 64, 65 plates 42, 43
From the above publication: “The two figures in the sculpture ... are united by their respective arms that merge without a break.”