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LOT 20

Lot 20

BASIL APTANIK ᐸᓯ ᑕᑕᓂ (b. 1952)

BASIL APTANIK ᐸᓯ ᑕᑕᓂ (b. 1952)
Lot 20 Details
BASIL APTANIK ᐸᓯ ᑕᑕᓂ (b. 1952), Qamani’tuaq (Baker Lake)

SHAMAN TRANSFORMATION

stone
signed in syllabics
7.25 x 5.25 x 4 in — 18.4 x 13.3 x 10.2 cm

Estimate $400-$600

Realised: $600
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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BASIL APTANIK ᐸᓯ ᑕᑕᓂ (b. 1952)
  • BASIL APTANIK ᐸᓯ ᑕᑕᓂ (b. 1952)
  • BASIL APTANIK ᐸᓯ ᑕᑕᓂ (b. 1952)
  • BASIL APTANIK ᐸᓯ ᑕᑕᓂ (b. 1952)
  • BASIL APTANIK ᐸᓯ ᑕᑕᓂ (b. 1952)
Provenance:

Private collection, Toronto, ON

Note:

Joyful, but with an air of mystery if not menace, a transforming shaman stands in an exhaltant pose, its mouth open, perhaps in song. A subject revisited by the artist in several interesting iterations, the present work is closely related to a work sold by Waddingtons in February 2019 (see below).

Related Works:
Waddington’s Auctioneers, Toronto, ON, February 14, 2019, lot 95. Click here to read more

CONDITION DETAILS

Missing implements. Very good condition.

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