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LOT 95

Lot 95

DAVIDIALUK ALASUA AMITTU (1910-1976)

DAVIDIALUK ALASUA AMITTU (1910-1976)
Lot 95 Details
DAVIDIALUK ALASUA AMITTU (1910-1976), Puvirnituq (Povungnituk)

KATYUTAYUUQ

stone
signed in Roman
6.5 x 4.5 x 3.25 in — 16.5 x 11.4 x 8.3 cm

Estimate $1,200-$1,800

Realised: $1,080
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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DAVIDIALUK ALASUA AMITTU (1910-1976)
  • DAVIDIALUK ALASUA AMITTU (1910-1976)
  • DAVIDIALUK ALASUA AMITTU (1910-1976)
  • DAVIDIALUK ALASUA AMITTU (1910-1976)
Provenance:

Private Collection, Toronto, ON

Note:

A favoured subject of Davidialuk Alasua Amittu, Katyutayuuq was historically one of the most dreaded monsters in Inuit mythology, commonly represented as a huge female ogre and cannibal with enormous breasts protruding from her face. [1,2.] Here Katyutayuuq is depicted with a distorted, twisted mouth suckling on her own breast.

Related works:

Wight, Darlene Coward, The First Passionate Collector. Winnipeg: Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1990.

Katilvik, “Davidialuk Alasua Amittu, ᑎᕕᑎᐊᓗ”—See: https://katilvik.com/browse/artists/2922-davidialuk-alasua-amittu/artwork/36458-katyutayuuq-attacking-a-man/

References:

1. Nungak, Zebedee, and Darlene Wright. The Harry Winrob Collection of Inuit Sculpture. Winnipeg: Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2008. p. 64

2. Patrick Furneaux, Leo Rosshandler. Arts of The Eskimo: Prints. Montreal: Signum Press, 1974. p. 140

CONDITION DETAILS

Condition good.

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