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SEEKING CONSIGNMENTS

Following our June 10, 2024 sale of Inuit & First Nations Art, First Arts is now accepting consignments for our upcoming program of auctions and exhibitions. Interested parties should contact us to arrange for a complimentary and private valuation and to discuss the advantages of buying and selling with First Arts.

The deadline for consignments is Friday 23 August 2024.

Ingo Hessel 613-818-2100 Ingo@FirstArts.ca

Nadine Di Monte 647-286-5012 Nadine@FirstArts.ca

Pictured:

Beau Dick

Ba̱k’wa̱s (Bookwus) Mask with Articulated Skeletal Figure, 2008

ESTIMATE: $20,000 — $30,000

PRICE REALIZED: $73,200.00
A world record price for the artist at auction

Sold Monday 10 June 2024, Lot 30
Recent Acquisitions
- UNIDENTIFIED TLINGIT ARTIST, CHILKAT KWAAN
  Child's Robe, c. 1920s
  woven wool, dye, and cedar bark, 30 x 29 in (76.2 x 73.7cm)
  
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- BILL REID (IIJUWAS), O.B.C., R.C.A. (1920-1998), HAIDA
  Grizzly Medallion and Chain, 1972 / 1988
  the pendant: testing 22 kt gold, 2 x 0.25 x 2 in (5.1 x 0.6 x 5.1 cm), 26 g,
  the chain: testing 22 kt gold, 24.25 in (61.6 cm) in length, 36 g.
  
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- NATSIVAAR (1919-1962) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
  Angels in the Moon, 1960 #4
  stonecut, 26 x 20 in (66 x 50.8 cm)
  
  $ 2,000.00
  
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- PRESTON SINGLETARY (1963- ) TLINGIT
  Clan Hat, 2007
  hand blown and sand carved glass, 8 x 21.25 x 21.25 in (20.3 x 54 x 54 cm)
  
  $ 15,000.00
  
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- KANANGINAK POOTOOGOOK, R.C.A. (1935-2010) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
  Caribou at Dawn, 2001 #3
  stonecut and stencil on Kozo natural paper, 24 x 30 in (62 x 76.5 cm)
  
  $ 1,800.00
  
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