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LOT 98

Lot 98

Joe Kiloonik ᑭᓗᓂ (1938-2011)

Joe Kiloonik ᑭᓗᓂ (1938-2011)
Lot 98 Details
Joe Kiloonik ᑭᓗᓂ (1938-2011), Taloyoak (Spence Bay)

SHAMAN AND ATTENDANT SPIRITS, CA. 1990

stone, antler
signed in syllabics
including implement 12.25 x 15 x 9.5 in — 31.1 x 38.1 x 24.1 cm

Estimate $5,000-$7,000

Realised: $4,250
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Joe Kiloonik ᑭᓗᓂ (1938-2011)
  • Joe Kiloonik ᑭᓗᓂ (1938-2011)
  • Joe Kiloonik ᑭᓗᓂ (1938-2011)
  • Joe Kiloonik ᑭᓗᓂ (1938-2011)
  • Joe Kiloonik ᑭᓗᓂ (1938-2011)
  • Joe Kiloonik ᑭᓗᓂ (1938-2011)
Provenance:

Private Collection, British Columbia

Note:

Images of transformation and otherworldly power course through the sculptures of Joe Kiloonik. His images of shaman drumming, and figures in wide-eyed transformation seem to epitomize what proselytizing missionaries in the first half of the 20th century fought so hard to suppress in many Inuit communities. Born in 1938, Kiloonik started carving in stone in the 1970s, but seems to have hit his stride in the 1980s and early 90s with works such as Shaman and Attendant Spirits.

Darlene Coward Wight, Art & Expression of the Netsilik (Winnipeg: Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2000), 78-79.

CONDITION DETAILS

Very good overall condition.
Minor imperfections, some scratches.

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