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Inuit Art Auction

November 09, 2009

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LOT 242

Lot 242

JOHN TIKTAK (1916-1981)

JOHN TIKTAK (1916-1981)
Lot 242 Details
JOHN TIKTAK (1916-1981), E1-266, Rankin Inlet

HUNCHED FIGURE

stone
signed in syllabics
12.5" x 8" x 6" — 31.8 x 20.3 x 15.2 cm.

Estimate $35,000-$45,000

Realised: $48,000
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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JOHN TIKTAK (1916-1981)
  • JOHN TIKTAK (1916-1981)
  • JOHN TIKTAK (1916-1981)
Provenance:


Collection of James Houston.
By descent to the present owner.
Private Collection.

Note:

Tiktak began caving after he suffered a serious hip injury while working in Kangiqsliniq (Rankin Inlet) nickel mine. While he was recovering in hospital, a nurse told him that he could earn some money by carving, so that is what he did. In 1963, Tiktak committed himself to being a professional carver, working with a few specific images, including mother and child, single seated and standing figures, and heads. Tiktak’s work is further characterized by a complete absence of hands and by animated faces with features which, over the years have become more and more deeply incised.

Auger, Emily E. The Way of the Inuit Art: Aesthetics and History in and Beyond the Arctic. North Carolina: McFarland & Company Inc., 2005, p. 116.

CONDITION DETAILS

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  • 1 Star: Poor - Flaws or damage immediately apparent under standard lighting (examples: missing components, rips, broken glass, damaged surfaces, etc.)

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