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LOT 243

Lot 243

DAVIE ATCHEALAK (1947-2006)

DAVIE ATCHEALAK (1947-2006)
Lot 243 Details
DAVIE ATCHEALAK (1947-2006), Frobisher Bay / Iqaluit

SINGING DRUM DANCER

stone, antler, hide, sinew
signed in Roman and syllabics
21.5 x 16.5 x 9 in — 54.6 x 41.9 x 22.9 cm

Estimate $5,000-$7,000

Realised: $5,100
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DAVIE ATCHEALAK (1947-2006)
  • DAVIE ATCHEALAK (1947-2006)
  • DAVIE ATCHEALAK (1947-2006)
Note:

"Long ago, Inuit used to gather in numbers for the drum dance. Often in the fall, coming back from the summer caribou hunt, people would father from different camps for the festivities. In the winter they would use an igloo for their dance house."

Marie Routledge, Inuit Art in the 1970’s, exhibition catalogue, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, 1979, page 44

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