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The Other World: Spirits, Demons, and Visions of Transformation

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LOT 37

Lot 37

DAVID RUBEN PIQTOUKUN (b. 1950) / BILL NASOGALUAK (b. 1953)

DAVID RUBEN PIQTOUKUN (b. 1950) / BILL NASOGALUAK (b. 1953)
Lot 37 Details
DAVID RUBEN PIQTOUKUN (b. 1950) / BILL NASOGALUAK (b. 1953), Paulatuk

SHAMAN TRANSFORMATION

stone
mounted with post on base. Signed in Roman, circa 1995
2.5 x 11.75 x 6.75 in — 6.4 x 29.8 x 17.1 cm

Estimate $300-$400

Realised: $720
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DAVID RUBEN PIQTOUKUN (b. 1950) / BILL NASOGALUAK (b. 1953)
  • DAVID RUBEN PIQTOUKUN (b. 1950) / BILL NASOGALUAK (b. 1953)
  • DAVID RUBEN PIQTOUKUN (b. 1950) / BILL NASOGALUAK (b. 1953)
  • DAVID RUBEN PIQTOUKUN (b. 1950) / BILL NASOGALUAK (b. 1953)
Note:

A curious image of a low-flying shaman in transformation signed by David Ruben Piqtoukun, but with a head carved in the manner of Bill Nasogaluak, in what is possibly a repair to a work, or collaboration between the artists. Images of flying shaman appear throughout the oeuvres of Piqtoukun and his brother Abraham Anghik, said to originate in the otherworldly travels of their grandfather, a reputed shaman. [1]


References:

1. Wight, Darlene Coward, Out of Tradition: Abraham Anghik/David Ruben Piqtoukun, Winnipeg: Winnipeg Gallery of Art, 1989. p.6.

CONDITION DETAILS

Minor abrasions on leading edge of right wing. Overall good condition.

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