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LOT 16

Lot 16

JACOB IRKOK ᐃᕐ ᑯᒃ (1937-2009)

JACOB IRKOK ᐃᕐ ᑯᒃ (1937-2009)
Lot 16 Details
JACOB IRKOK ᐃᕐ ᑯᒃ (1937-2009), Arviat (Eskimo Point)

SWIMMING CARIBOU

antler
unsigned
4.5 x 12.5 x 1.25 in — 11.4 x 31.8 x 3.2 cm

Estimate $1,500-$2,000

Realised: $3,600
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JACOB IRKOK ᐃᕐ ᑯᒃ (1937-2009)
  • JACOB IRKOK ᐃᕐ ᑯᒃ (1937-2009)
  • JACOB IRKOK ᐃᕐ ᑯᒃ (1937-2009)
Provenance:

Private collection, Toronto, ON

Note:

In the autumn, Inuit hunting caribou in the traditional way would camp near crossing places of the migrating herds, hunting the animals from kayaks as they swam across the rivers. A favoured subject for the artist, Irkok elegantly portrays the partially submerged creatures panting for breath as they traverse a stretch of water. Their variegated hides are hinted at by the mottled colour of the antler from which they are carved.

Related Works:
Waddington’s Auctioneers, Toronto, ON, September 16, 2020, lot 27. Click here to read more
Bernadette Driscoll, Eskimo Point / Arviat, (Winnipeg: The Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1982), 55, pl. 15.

CONDITION DETAILS

Very good condition.

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