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Provenance:

Private collection of Edward Charles and Judy Steeves, Ontario;
Thence by descent to the consignor

Note:

This attractive seal-form lure and other implements are from the collection of Edward Charles and Judy Steeves.

Edward Charles “Ted” Steeves was the co-owner of Karen Bulow Limited in Montreal and then Toronto from 1959 to 1985. In 1969, Karen Bulow Limited, was approached by the Federal Government to start a weaving program in Pangnirtung. [1] Although the program proved ultimately unsustainable, numerous textiles were produced through the program, and several important talent were discovered who went on to become important graphics artists in Pangnirtung.

(1) The Globe and Mail, Edward Steeves Obituary, march 13-19 2021. Click here
to read more

References:
Crandall, Richard C., Inuit Art A History, (Jefferson, North Carolina, and London: McFarland & Company), 189.


Related Works:
Canadian Museum of History, Artifact no. IV-X-593. Click here to read more

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