Inuit, First Nations & Métis Art

AUCTION

Historical First Nations Art

BEGINS TO CLOSE:
September 3 at 2pm ET

Featuring historical objects made both for sale and for everyday use, the works in this auction spotlight continuities and innovations in diverse First Nations traditions. Highlights include an important rediscovered 1786 Portrait Miniature of Chief Joseph Brant (Thayendanegea) believed to have been commissioned by Francis Rawdon, 1st Marquess of Hastings, a pair of significant 19th-century figural canoe cups collected in Quebec by King’s Counsel Ivan Tolkien Wotherspoon, and Northwest Coast and Plains art from the collection of fur trader and Strathcona Alderman John Gadis Tipton.

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AUCTION

Contemporary First Nations Art

BEGINS TO CLOSE:
September 3 at 2pm ET

This auction represents a diversity of First Nations visions from the Northwest Coast to the Eastern Woodlands. Highlights include works by artists Norval Morrisseau, Eddy Cobiness, Kent Monkman, Joseph Sánchez, Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun, Terry Starr, Christian Morrisseau, Jack James, Arthur Shilling, Jacob Ezra Thomas, and Carl Beam.

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Price Realised

Major Spring Auction: First Nations Art, May 2026

Norval Morrisseau
YOUNG SHAMAN WITH POWERS, 1978
Price Realised: $159,350

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Major Spring Auction: Inuit Art, May 2026

Karoo Ashevak ᑲᔪ ᐊᓴᕙ
DRUM DANCER, CA. 1973
Price Realised: $104,450

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Major Fall Auction: Inuit Art, November 2025

Davie Atchealak ᑎᕕ ᐊᓯᐊᓪ
DRUM DANCE, 1989
Price Realised: $73,950

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Major Fall Auction: First Nations Art, November 2025

Alex Janvier
WILLOW POINT, 1991
Price Realised: $54,430

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Historic First Nations Art, September 2025

Unidentified Haida or Tshimshian Artist
SEAL FORM GREASE BOWL, 18TH OR EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Price Realised: $67,850

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Major Spring Auction: Inuit Art, May 2025

Karoo Ashevak ᑲᔪ ᐊᓯᕙ (1940-1974), Taloyoak (Spence Bay)
SPIRIT, CA. 1973
Price Realised: $92,250

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Katilvik

Indigenous Art Resource

A virtual place to discover, learn and research unique works of art and the artists who create them.
Waddington’s created Katilvik in 2006 for those passionate about Inuit art. In 2020 we launched an enhanced Katilvik, encompassing all Canadian Indigenous Art.

We’ll continue to make this website as dynamic as the art forms it encompasses. Content updates and new contributions will ensure you find something new and informative every time you visit.

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Inuit, First Nations & Métis Art

Waddington’s is internationally recognized as one of the leading authorities in the sale of Inuit and First Nations art. No other auction house has been as intrinsically linked to the development of the market for art by Canada's Indigenous people. From our first landmark auction in 1978 of the William Eccles Collection to our development of the free online resource Katilvik in 2006, Waddington’s has offered thousands of works, set record prices, and helped to build a robust international market.

Notable Sales

Norval Morrisseau

YOUNG SHAMAN WITH POWERS, 1978

May 28, 2026

Estimate $100,000-$150,000

Realised: $159,350

Karoo Ashevak

DRUM DANCER, CA. 1973

May 28, 2026

Estimate $50,000-$70,000

Realised: $104,450

Robert Charles Davidson (Guud San Glans)

PENDANT, 2004

May 28, 2026

Estimate $7,000-$9,000

Realised: $8,125

Beau Dick

ATLIKUM (WINTER CEREMONIAL) MASK, CA. 1990s

May 28, 2026

Estimate $8,000-$10,000

Realised: $12,500

Dempsey Bob

YOUNG WOMAN WITH LABRET MASK, 1973

May 28, 2026

Estimate $10,000-$15,000

Realised: $13,750

Alex Janvier

WHO WILL LISTEN, 1980

May 28, 2026

Estimate $8,000-$12,000

Realised: $15,000

Unidentified Okvik (Old Bering Sea) Artist

May 28, 2026

Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Realised: $10,000

Tim Pitsiulak

LEGENDS, CA. 2000

May 28, 2026

Estimate $4,000-$6,000

Realised: $15,260

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