Inuit Art Online Auction

November 24, 2016

LOT 411

Lot 411

JOSEPH SHUQSLAK (1958-)

JOSEPH SHUQSLAK (1958-)
Lot 411 Details
JOSEPH SHUQSLAK (1958-), Gjoa Haven / Uqsuqtuuq

POLAR BEAR SHAMAN HUNTING SEAL

stone, antler, rope
signed in syllabics
17.25" x 9" x 6" — 43.8 x 22.9 x 15.2 cm.

Estimate $600-$900

Realised: $600
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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JOSEPH SHUQSLAK (1958-)
  • JOSEPH SHUQSLAK (1958-)
  • JOSEPH SHUQSLAK (1958-)
  • JOSEPH SHUQSLAK (1958-)
Literature:

Darlene Wight, Art & Expression of the Netsilik, 2000, page 146

Note:

“My grandfather (Joata Suqslak) was a powerful bear hunter, and he talked about bears often. He told many stories about bears and about how they would not attack him. He got sick a lot, and wouldn’t know what he was doing. Sometimes he would stare at his hands and thought that they were claws.”

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