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LOT 112

Lot 112

DAVID RUBEN PIQTOUKUN ᑎᕕᑎ ᐱᑐᑯ ᕈᐱᐃᓐ (b. 1950)

DAVID RUBEN PIQTOUKUN ᑎᕕᑎ ᐱᑐᑯ ᕈᐱᐃᓐ (b. 1950)
Lot 112 Details
DAVID RUBEN PIQTOUKUN ᑎᕕᑎ ᐱᑐᑯ ᕈᐱᐃᓐ (b. 1950), Paulatuk

FOX; SHAMAN'S MASK

stone
signed in Roman, dated 1997
10 x 7 x 2 in — 25.4 x 17.8 x 5.1 cm

Estimate $2,500-$3,500

Realised: $4,200
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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DAVID RUBEN PIQTOUKUN ᑎᕕᑎ ᐱᑐᑯ ᕈᐱᐃᓐ (b. 1950)
  • DAVID RUBEN PIQTOUKUN ᑎᕕᑎ ᐱᑐᑯ ᕈᐱᐃᓐ (b. 1950)
  • DAVID RUBEN PIQTOUKUN ᑎᕕᑎ ᐱᑐᑯ ᕈᐱᐃᓐ (b. 1950)
Provenance:

Private collection, Toronto, ON

Note:

Strange and enigmatic, here David Ruben Piqtoukun has imbued one of his signature mask-like faces with decidedly canid features in an image of apparent transformation. Exquisitely carved in variegated grey stone, the mask exemplifies the control of form and surface that can be found in many of the artist’s strongest works throughout the 1980s and 1990s.

Related Works:
Darlene Wight, Out of Tradition, Abraham Anghik / David Ruben Piqtoukun, (Winnipeg: Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1989) 36, pl. 31

CONDITION DETAILS

Overall very good condition.

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  • 1 Star: Poor - Flaws or damage immediately apparent under standard lighting (examples: missing components, rips, broken glass, damaged surfaces, etc.)

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