Inuit Art Auction

June 02, 2014

LOT 134

Lot 134

INNUKJUAKJU PUDLAT (1913-1972)

INNUKJUAKJU PUDLAT (1913-1972)
Lot 134 Details
INNUKJUAKJU PUDLAT (1913-1972), E7-852, Cape Dorset

FEMALE OWL

stonecut
1960, 24/50
12.5" x 15.5" — 31.8 x 39.4 cm.

Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Realised: $4,320
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

Note:

“The owl mother, protectively guarding her two offspring, one of whom is enfolded in the security of the wing, as an Eskimo child rests safely in its mother’s amautiq hood.”
Arts of the Eskimo: Prints, Patrick Furneaux and Leo Rosshandler, Ernst Roch, ed.,1974, pg. 32-33

CONDITION DETAILS

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  • 2 Stars: Fair - Exhibits flaws or damage that may draw the eye under standard lighting
  • 1 Star: Poor - Flaws or damage immediately apparent under standard lighting (examples: missing components, rips, broken glass, damaged surfaces, etc.)

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