Inuit Art Auction

June 01, 2015

LOT 33

Lot 33

ELIZABETH ANGRNAQQUAQ (1916-2003)

ELIZABETH ANGRNAQQUAQ (1916-2003)
Lot 33 Details
ELIZABETH ANGRNAQQUAQ (1916-2003), W1-224, Baker Lake

UNTITLED (FIGURES AND WILDLIFE)

stroud, felt, thread
signed in syllabics
36" x 28" — 91.4 x 71.1 cm.

Estimate $1,000-$1,500

Realised: $2,880
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

Note:

Angrnaqquaq’s mother died when she was young so she learned to sew from her grandmother and later from other women in the community. She uses the feather stitch in abundance here, covering her appliqued animals with a fur like effect. Sheila Butler noted, “Angrnaqquaq’s designs show an anatomical and textural understanding of the creatures she portrays.”

Northern Lights, Inuit Textile Art from the Canadian Arctic, The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1994, pg. 38

CONDITION DETAILS

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