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Inuit Art Auction

June 01, 2015

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LOT 99

Lot 99

WILLIAM NOAH (1943-)

WILLIAM NOAH (1943-)
Lot 99 Details
WILLIAM NOAH (1943-), E2-391, Baker Lake

WOLF MAN

stonecut and stencil
1970, 22/40
26.5" x 20.5" — 67.3 x 52.1 cm.

Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Realised: $7,800
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Lot Report

Note:

“An officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, with stripes on his shoulder, is portrayed as a Wolf Man. Transformation of humans and animals was not an uncommon event among the Eskimos, but this member of the force, which was one of the first outside agencies in the north, seems to be associated with a particular animal. Apparently, policemen were actually referred to in the Eskimo language as wolf men.”

Jean Blodgett, Eskimo Narrative, The Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1979, pg, 42, pl. 53

Image also appears on the front cover of this exhibition catalogue.

Image was used as the cover for the Baker Lake annual graphics catalogue for the 1971 release.

CONDITION DETAILS

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