Lot 126
EVA TALOOKI ALIKTILUK (1927-1995)
Provenance:
Gallery Phillip, Toronto, 1987
Private Collection, WI
Note:
Talooki’s technique of adding colourful beadwork into her stone carvings set her apart from her contemporaries. The beading adds visual contrast to the hard, grey Arviat stone and context to her minimalist figures. With a beaded web-like covering, the many protruding heads seem to be intertwined in it, emphasizing the strength and interconnectedness of this community or family.