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LOT 195

Lot 195

Silas Aittauq ᐄᑕᐅ (1933-2013)

Silas Aittauq ᐄᑕᐅ (1933-2013)
Lot 195 Details
Silas Aittauq ᐄᑕᐅ (1933-2013), Qamani’tuaq (Baker Lake)

CARIBOU TRANSFORMATION, CA. 1965

stone, antler
unsigned
7.25 x 13.5 x 3.75 in — 18.4 x 34.3 x 9.5 cm

Estimate $1,500-$2,500

Realised: $1,875
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Silas Aittauq ᐄᑕᐅ (1933-2013)
  • Silas Aittauq ᐄᑕᐅ (1933-2013)
  • Silas Aittauq ᐄᑕᐅ (1933-2013)
  • Silas Aittauq ᐄᑕᐅ (1933-2013)
Provenance:

Private Collection, Ontario

Note:

An early Qamani’tuaq (Baker Lake) spirit sculpture from Silas Aittauq, one of the region's first carvers. A closely related subject to the present work appears in later sculptures by fellow Qamani’tuaq artist Josiah Nuilaalik.

A stylisticly related sculpture to the present example is documented in the publication The Zazelenchuk Collection of Eskimo Art, and is dated to 1975.

Related Works:
Jean Blodgett and Stanley Zazelenchuk, The Zazelenchuk Collection of Eskimo Art (Winnipeg: The Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1978), 17, pl. 1.

CONDITION DETAILS

Overall very good condition. Some remnant of adhesive tape, minor loss to proper left ear. Some visible adhesive at junction of proper left antler to head.

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