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Lot 1
ENNUTSIAK (1893-1967) IQALUIT (FROBISHER BAY)
Two Mothers and Children, c. 1959
stone, 2.75 x 3 x 1.5 in (7 x 7.6 x 3.8 cm)
ESTIMATE: $3,500 — $5,000
Price realized: $5,124.00 -
Lot 2
POSSIBLY AISA QUPIRUALU ALASUA (1916-2003) PUVIRNITUQ (POVUNGNITUK)
Alighting Goose , 1950s
stone, ivory, and graphite, 4 x 4.5 x 2.75 in (10.2 x 11.4 x 7 cm)
ESTIMATE: $2,000 — $3,000
Price Realized: $2,196.00 -
Lot 3
POSSIBLY ELIJASSIAPIK (1912-1972) INUKJUAK (PORT HARRISON)
Polar Bear, mid 1950s
stone and ivory, 3 x 6.5 x 2.25 in (7.6 x 16.5 x 5.7 cm)
ESTIMATE: $1,000 — $1,500
Price realized: $2,928.00 -
Lot 4
UNIDENTIFIED INUIT ARTIST, PROBABLY SALLUIT (SUGLUK)
Mother Holding a Child, early or mid 1950s
stone, 6 x 3.5 x 3.5 in (15.2 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm)
ESTIMATE: $1,000 — $1,500
Price realized: $1,464.00
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Lot 6
PAUTA SAILA, R.C.A. (1916-2009) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Dancing Polar Bear, c. 1971-72
white marble, 10.5 x 5.5 x 7 in (26.7 x 14 x 17.8 cm)
ESTIMATE: $7,000 — $10,000
Price realized: $7,320.00 -
Lot 8
PAULASSIE POOTOOGOOK (1927-2006) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Flying Boat, c. late 1980s
stone and antler, 2.75 x 7 x 5.5 in (7 x 17.8 x 14 cm)
ESTIMATE: $2,000 — $3,000
Price realized: $1,708.00 -
Lot 9
JOHN PANGNARK (1920-1980) ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT)
Female Figure, c. 1968-69
stone, 4.75 x 3.5 x 4.25 in (12.1 x 8.9 x 10.8 cm)
ESTIMATE: $4,000 — $6,000
price realized: $3,904.00 -
Lot 10
JOHN TIKTAK, R.C.A. (1916-1981) KANGIQLINIQ (RANKIN INLET)
Head, c. 1967
stone, 4.5 x 4.75 x 3 in (11.4 x 12.1 x 7.6 cm)
ESTIMATE: $5,000 — $8,000
Price realized: $6,100.00
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Lot 11
PETER SEVOGA (1940-2007) QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Mother and Child, Waving, c. 1970
stone, 9 x 8.5 x 4 in (22.9 x 21.6 x 10.2 cm)
ESTIMATE: $5,000 — $8,000
Price realized: $8,540.00 -
Lot 13
KENOJUAK ASHEVAK, C.C., R.C.A. (1927-2013) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Tattooed Sun / Tatooed Sun [1], 1994 #17
stonecut, 24.5x 26.26 in (62.2 x 66.7 cm)
ESTIMATE: $5,000 — $8,000
Price realized: $3,660.00 -
Lot 14
PITALOOSIE SAILA, R.C.A. (1942-2021) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Arctic Madonna, 1980 #32
stonecut and stencil, 24 x 27.5 in (61 x 69.8 cm)
ESTIMATE: $2,000 — $3,000
Price realized: $2,684.00 -
Lot 15
MANASIE AKPALIAPIK (1955-) IKPIARJUK (ARCTIC BAY) / ONTARIO
Bird Shaman, 1990
whalebone and ivory, 18.75 x 6.75 x 12.5 in (47.6 x 17.1 x 31.8 cm)
ESTIMATE: $12,000 — $18,000
Price realized: $29,280.00
A world record price for the artist at auction
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Lot 16
PAUL JONES (c. 1847-1927), SKIDEGATE, HAIDA GWAII
Model Totem Pole, c. 1900-1920
argillite, 22 x 4 x 3.75 in (55.9 x 10.2 x 9.5 cm)
ESTIMATE: $10,000 — $15,000
Price realized: $14,640.00
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Lot 17
UNIDENTIFIED HAIDA ARTIST
Hollow Back Model Totem Pole, c. 1890
argillite, 9.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 in (24.1 x 6.3 x 3.8 cm)
ESTIMATE: $3,000 — $5,000
Price realized: $2,440.00
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Lot 18
UNIDENTIFIED HAIDA ARTIST
Hollow back Model Totem Pole, c. 1900-1910
argillite, 9.75 x 3 x 2.25 in (24.8 x 7.6 x 5.7 cm)
ESTIMATE: $2,500 — $3,500
price realized: $2,074.00
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Lot 20
JESSIE OONARK, O.C., R.C.A (1906-1985) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Drawing for "Kiviuk and the Grizzly", c. 1979
coloured pencil on paper, 22 x 30 in (55.9 x 76.2 cm)
ESTIMATE: $10,000 — $15,000
price realized: $19,520.00
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Lot 21
MIRIAM NANURLUQ QIYUK (1933-2016) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Summer Fishing Camp, 2001
stroud, felt, embroidery floss, and cotton thread, 49.5 x 57.25 in (125.7 x 145.4 cm)
ESTIMATE: $10,000 — $15,000
price realized: $9,760.00
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Lot 23
BARNABUS ARNASUNGAAQ (1924-2017) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Muskox, c. 1975
stone and antler, 6 x 9.75 x 4.5 in (15.2 x 24.8 x 11.4 cm)
ESTIMATE: $5,000 — $8,000
price realized: $7,320.00 -
Lot 25
ANDY MIKI (1918-1983) ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT)
Standing Animal, c. 1968-70
stone, 9.25 x 4 x 2.25 in (23.5 x 10.2 x 5.7 cm)
ESTIMATE: $3,000 — $5,000
price realized: $4,392.00
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Lot 26
KENOJUAK ASHEVAK, C.C., R.C.A. (1927-2013) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Birds From The Sea, 1960 #22
stonecut, 19.75 x 24 in (50.2 x 61 cm)
ESTIMATE: $18,000 — $28,000
price realized: $34,160.00
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Lot 28
EEGYVUDLUK RAGEE (1920-1983) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Vision of Caribou, 1960 #4
stonecut and whalebone cut print, 23.5 x 25.5 in (59.7 x 64.8 cm)
ESTIMATE: $4,000 — $6,000
price realized: $7,930.00
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Lot 29
JOE TALIRUNILI (TALIRUNNILIK) (1893 or 1899-1976) PUVIRNITUQ (POVUNGNITUK)
Migration Boat, c. 1972-74
stone, hide, wood, and cotton thread, 14 x 14 x 7.75 in (35.6 x 35.6 x 19.7 cm)
ESTIMATE: $160,000— $260,000
price realized: $158,600.00
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Lot 30
BEAU DICK (1955-2017) KWAKWA̱KA̱ʼWAKW
Ba̱k’wa̱s (Bookwus) Mask with Articulated Skeletal Figure, 2008
cedar wood, horsehair, cedar bark, hide, metal, and plastic buttons, 33 x 21.5 x 12 in (83.8 x 54.6 x 30.5 cm)
ESTIMATE: $20,000 — $30,000
price realized: $73,200.00
a world record price for the artist at auction -
Lot 31
NORVAL MORRISSEAU, C.M. (1931-2007) ANISHINAABE
Bear, Owl, and Birds, c. 1998
acrylic on Masonite board, 24 x 24 in (61 x 61 cm)
ESTIMATE: $8,000 — $12,000
Price realized: $8,540.00
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Lot 32
RICK RIVET (1949-) SAHTU-MÉTIS, AKLAVIK, NWT / ONTARIO
Journey #1, 1985
acrylic on canvas, 69.5 x 48 (176.5 x 121.9 cm)
ESTIMATE: $4,000 — $6,000
Price realized: $4,392.00 -
Lot 33
ARTHUR SHILLING (1941-1986) ANISHINAABE (OJIBWE)
Landscape Painting, c. 1980
oil on canvas, 20 x 24 in (50.8 x 61 cm)
ESTIMATE: $3,000 — $5,000
Price realized: $6,100.00 -
Lot 34
NELSON TAKKIRUQ (1930-) UQSUQTUUQ (GJOA HAVEN))
Tattooed Woman Holding Mask, 1988
stone and bone, 21.25 x 11.5 x 12.25 in (54 x 29.2 x 31.1 cm)
ESTIMATE: $7,000 — $10,000
Price Realized: $9,760.00 -
Lot 35
CHARLIE UGYUK (1931-1998) TALOYOAK (SPENCE BAY)
Woman Giving Birth, c. 1988
stone, antler, and waxed string, 18.5 x 12.25 x 8.5 in (47 x 31.1 x 21.6 cm)
ESTIMATE: $4,000 — $6,000
price realized: $3,904.00
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Lot 36
UNIDENTIFIED HAIDA ARTIST
Haida-Motif Panel Pipe, c. early 1830s
argillite, 2.5 x 9 x 1 in (6.3 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm)
ESTIMATE: $8,000 — $12,000
Price realized: $7,930.00 -
Lot 37
PROBABLY PAUL JONES (c. 1847-1927), SKIDEGATE, HAIDA GWAII
Model Totem Pole, c. 1900-1920
argillite, 10 x 2.75 x 2.25 in (25.4 x 7 x 5.7 cm)
ESTIMATE: $5,000 — $8,000
Price realized: $5,124.00
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Lot 38
UNIDENTIFIED HAIDA ARTIST
Model Totem Pole, c. 1900-1910
argillite, 11 x 2.25 x 2.25 in (27.9 x 5.7 x 5.7 cm)
ESTIMATE: $2,500 — $3,500
Price realized: $1,952.00
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Lot 40
RUTH QAULLUARYUK (1932-) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Hundreds and Hundreds, Herds of Caribou, 1975 #1
stonecut, 25 x 37 in (63.5 x 94 cm)
ESTIMATE: $7,000 — $10,000
Price realized: $10,980.00
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Lot 41
JESSIE OONARK, O.C., R.C.A (1906-1985) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
The People , 1985 #20
stonecut and stencil, 24.25 x 30.25 in (61.6 x 76.8 cm)
ESTIMATE: $4,000 — $6,000
price realized: $3,904.00
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Lot 42
LUKE ANGUHADLUQ (1895-1982) QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Drum Dancing, 1975 #23
stencil, 22 x 30 in (55.9 x 76.2 cm)
ESTIMATE: $2,000 — $3,000
Price realized: $5,124.00 -
Lot 45
SILAS QIYUK (1933-2013) OR MIRIAM NANURLUQ QIYUK (1933-2016), QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Mother Bird with Nesting Fledglings , 1974
stone, 3.75 x 8.75 x 6.5 in (9.5 x 22.2 x 16.5 cm)
ESTIMATE: $900 — $1,200
Price realized: $1,220.00 -
Lot 47
FREDA DIESING (1925-2002) HAIDA, PRINCE RUPERT
Portrait Mask, 1986
alder wood, cedar bark, and acrylic paint, 9 x 8 x 5 in (22.9 x 20.3 x 12.7 cm)
ESTIMATE: $8,000 — $12,000
Price realized: $7,320.00
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Lot 48
JOE DAVID (1946-) NUU-CHAH-NULTH
50 Winter Counts, 1996
wood, paint, hair, fabric, feathers, 27 x 13.5 x 15 in (68.6 x 34.3 x 38.1 cm)
ESTIMATE: $8,000 — $12,000
price realized: $8,540.00 -
Lot 49
JUDAS ULLULAQ (1937-1999) UQSUQTUUQ (GJOA HAVEN)
The Shaman Who Could Fly, c. 1990
whale bone, sinew, and stone, 17 x 20 x 8 in (43.2 x 50.8 x 20.3 cm)
ESTIMATE: $12,000 — $18,000
Price realized: $10,000.00 -
Lot 50
OSUITOK IPEELEE, R.C.A. (1923-2005) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Flamboyant Hawk, c. 1970
stone, 12.25 x 8 x 6 in (31.1 x 20.3 x 15.2 cm)
ESTIMATE: $5,000 — $8,000
Price realized: $4,720.00 -
Lot 51
PAUTA SAILA, R.C.A. (1916-2009) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Striding Polar Bear, c. 1962
stone, 6.75 x 15.75 x 3 in (17.1 x 40 x 7.6 cm)
ESTIMATE: $6,000 — $9,000
Price realized: $7,930.00
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Lot 52
ABRAHAM ANGHIK RUBEN, O.C. (1951-) PAULATUK / SALT SPRING ISLAND, B.C
Figure Slumbering with Two Birds, 1990s
stone and pigment, 19 x 29 x 12 in (48.3 x 73.7 x 30.5 cm)
ESTIMATE: $7,000 — $10,000
Price realized: $6,100.00
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Lot 53
DAVID RUBEN PIQTOUKUN (1950-) PAULATUK / ONTARIO
Monumental Head Emerging from Stone, 1997
stone and muskox horn, 25 x 9 x 9.25 in (63.5 x 22.9 x 23.5 cm)
ESTIMATE: $4,000 — $6,000
Price realized: $8,540.00
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Lot 54
DAVID RUBEN PIQTOUKUN (1950-) PAULATUK / ONTARIO
Long Arm of the Law, 2004
stone, 7.5 x 13.25 x 2.25 in (19.1 x 33.7 x 5.7 cm)
ESTIMATE: $2,500 — $3,500
price realized: $5,612.00
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Lot 55
UNIDENTIFIED NUU-CHAH-NULTH or MAKAH ARTIST
Model Canoe with Two Figures, c. 1880-90
cedar wood and trade pigment (Reckitt’s Blue), 5 x 24 x 5.75 in (12.7 x 61 x 14.6 cm)
ESTIMATE: $6,000 — $9,000
price realized: $5,124.00
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Lot 56
POSSIBLY RUDOLPH WALTON (1867-1951) OR A FOLLOWER, TLINGIT, SITKA, ALASKA
Seal Form Grease Bowl, c. 1920
wood, stain, abalone, bone, and glass beads, 4 x 16 x 7 in (10.2 x 40.6 x 17.8 cm)
ESTIMATE: $4,000 — $6,000
price realized: $5,124.00
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Lot 57
FREDERICK ALEXCEE (1853-1940s) TSIMSHIAN
Carved Spoon, c. 1920-1920
carved wood and pigment, 17 x 3.75 x 3 in (43.2 x 9.5 x 7.6 cm)
ESTIMATE: $2,500 — $3,500
price realized: $2,440.00
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Lot 58
KENOJUAK ASHEVAK, C.C., R.C.A. (1927-2013) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
The Arrival of the Sun, 1962 #69
stonecut, 25 x 32.25 (63.5 x 81.9 cm)
ESTIMATE: $9,000 — $12,000
price realized: $24,400.00
A world record for the print at auction.
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Lot 59
KENOJUAK ASHEVAK, C.C., R.C.A. (1927-2013) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Composition, 1967 #83
stonecut, 24.25 x 34 in (61.6 x 86.4 cm)
ESTIMATE: $3,000 — $5,000
price realized: $4,148.00
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Lot 60
KENOJUAK ASHEVAK, C.C., R.C.A. (1927-2013) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Bird with Bird Spirits, c. 2004
ink over graphite on paper, 20 x 26 in (50.8 x 66 cm)
ESTIMATE: $3,000 — $5,000
price realized: $2,928.00
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Lot 61
SHUVINAI ASHOONA (1961-) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Images on Earths, 2011
coloured pencil and ink on paper, 17.75 x 25.5 in (44.9 x 65 cm)
ESTIMATE: $4,000 — $6,000
price realized: $5,124.00
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Lot 62
LAWRENCE PAUL YUXWELUPTUN (1957-) COAST SALISH / OKANAGAN, COWICHAN / SYILX FIRST NATIONS
Clearcut to the Last Tree [1], 1993
silkscreen or serigraph, 28.5 x 19 in (72.4 x 48.3 cm)
ESTIMATE: $2,500 — $3,500
price realized: $2,684.00
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Lot 64
SCOTT JENSEN and COURTNEY LIPSON, NON-INDIGENOUS, EACH ADOPTED TLINGIT
"Raven Paints His Face" Mask, 2013
wood, pigment, and inlaid glass beads, 13.5 x 9.5 x 6 in (34.3 x 24.1 x 15.2 cm)
ESTIMATE: $1,800 — $2,800
price realized: $1,708.00
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Lot 65
ROBERT HOULE, R.C.A. (1947-) NAHKAWININIWAK (SAULTEAUX / PLAINS OJIBWAY)
Afternoon with Rebecca, 2003
oil on canvas, 36 x 40 in (91.4 x 101.6 cm)
ESTIMATE: $8,000 — $12,000
Price realized: $8,540.00
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Lot 66
ALEX JANVIER, C.M., A.O.E., R.C.A., (1935-), DENE SULINE AND SAULTEAUX, COLD LAKE, AB
The Caller, 1972
gouache on paper, 14.5 x 22 in (36.8 x 55.9 cm)
ESTIMATE: $4,000 — $6,000
price realized: $6,710.00
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Lot 68
JESSIE OONARK, O.C., R.C.A (1906-1985) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Women with Ulus, c. 1978
coloured pencil over graphite on wove paper, 22.5 x 26 in (57.1 x 66 cm)
ESTIMATE: $5,000 — $8,000
Price realized: $11,590.00
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Lot 69
MARION TUU'LUQ, R.C.A. (1910-2002) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Abstract Textile, c. 1971-2
stroud, felt, embroidery floss, and cotton thread, 56 x 9 in (142.2 x 22.9 cm)
ESTIMATE: $7,000 — $10,000
Price realized: $9,760.00
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Lot 70
MIRIAM NANURLUQ QIYUK (1933-2016) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Family Group, early 1970s
stone, 7.25 x 10.5 x 5.75 in (18.4 x 26.7 x 14.6 cm)
ESTIMATE: $10,000 — $15,000
price realized: $12,200.00
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Lot 72
OVILOO TUNNILLIE, R.C.A. (1949-2014) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Woman Covering Her Face, c. 2000
stone, 21.5 x 9.5 x 3.25 in (54.6 x 24.1 x 8.3 cm)
ESTIMATE: $8,000 — $12,000
price realized: $20,740.00
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Lot 73
TOONOO SHARKY (1970-) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Bird Fish Transformation, c. 2005
stone and antler, 12 x 21.5 x 11 in (30.5 x 54.6 x 27.9 cm)
ESTIMATE: $6,000 — $9,000
price realized: $5,856.00
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Lot 74
GARY MINAKER-RUSS (1958), MASSET, HAIDA GWAII
Pole No. 29, May 1988
argillite, 17 x 3.25 x 3.75 in (43.2 x 8.3 x 9.5 cm)
ESTIMATE: $12,000 — $18,000
price realized: $11,590.00
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Lot 75
ROBERT JAMES (JIM) SCHOPPERT (1947-1992) TLINGIT
Seal Dancer Spirit Drum, 1983
wood, acrylic paint, feathers, and embroidery floss 36 x 24 x 8 in (91.4 x 61 x 20.3 cm)
ESTIMATE: $25,000 — $35,000
price realized: $21,960.00
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Lot 76
LAWRENCE (LARRY ULAAQ) AHVAKANA (1946-) INUPIAQ
Anatkut At Winter Ceremonial Calling Seal Helping Spirit, December 2010
red and yellow cedar, wood, ivory, glass and resin beads, metal and plastic conical beads, cedar bark, catlinite, cotton string, and pigment, 25 x 11.75 x 7.25 in (63.5 x 29.8 x 18.4 cm)
ESTIMATE: $8,000 — $12,000
price realized: $5,550.00 -
Lot 77
UNIDENTIFIED GREENLANDIC ARTIST
Tupilak, possibly 1940s or 1950s
stone, 3.5 x 9 x 3.25 (8.9 x 22.9 x 8.3 cm)
ESTIMATE: $3,500 — $5,000
price realized: $3,660.00
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Lot 78
UNIDENTIFIED GREENLANDIC ARTIST
Two Standing Figures on Base, c. 1940s or 1950s
carved wood, and paint, 4.75 x 5.75 x 2 in (12.1 x 14.6 x 5.1 cm)
ESTIMATE: $500 — $800
PRICE REALIZED: $427.00
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Lot 80
DAVIE ATCHEALAK (1947-2006) PANNIRTUQ (PANGNIRTUNG) / IQALUIT (FROBISHER BAY)
Drum Dancer, c. 1990
stone and antler, 15.75 x 11.5 x 10.5 in (40 x 29.2 x 26.7 cm)
ESTIMATE: $5,000 — $8,000
PRICE REALIZED: $5,612.00
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Lot 82
KENOJUAK ASHEVAK, C.C., R.C.A. (1927-2013) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Mother Hawk Holding Young, late 1960s
stone, 13.25 x 15.5 x 6.5 in (33.7 x 39.4 x 16.5 cm)
ESTIMATE: $12,000 — $18,000
PRICE REALIZED: $12,200.00
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Lot 84
KENOJUAK ASHEVAK, C.C., R.C.A. (1927-2013) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Composition with Arctic Hare, Wolves, and Birds, c. 1997-98
ink and coloured pencil on paper, 20 x 26 in (50.8 x 66 cm)
ESTIMATE: $5,000 — $8,000
PRICE REALIZED: $6,710.00
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Lot 85
PARR (1893-1969) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Hunters with Rifles and Dogs Approach a Walrus, c. 1965-7
coloured pencil on wove paper, 20 x 25.75 in (50.8 x 65.4 cm)
ESTIMATE: $3,000 — $5,000
PRICE REALIZED: $2,928.00
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Lot 87
JOHN TIKTAK, R.C.A. (1916-1981) KANGIQLINIQ (RANKIN INLET)
Head, early 1970s
stone, 9.75 x 7.75 x 2.75 in (24.8 x 19.7 x 7 cm)
ESTIMATE: $7,000 — $10,000
PRICE REALIZED: $6,500.00
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Lot 88
LUCY TASSEOR TUTSWEETOK (1934-2012) ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT)
Mother with Children, c. 1970
stone, 4.75 x 1.75 x 3 in (12.1 x 4.4 x 7.6 cm)
ESTIMATE: $2,000 — $3,000
PRICE REALIZED: $2,440.00
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Lot 90
CHRISTIAN WHITE (1962-) OLD MASSET, HAIDA GWAII
Sǥaan (Supernatural Being), 2007
argillite and catlinite, 9.5 x 7.75 x 4.75 in (24.1 x 19.7 x 12.1 cm)
ESTIMATE: $12,000 — $18,000
PRICE REALIZED: $14,640.00
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Lot 93
NIVIAQSI (NIVIAKSIAK) (1908-1959) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Two Bears Hunting, 1959 (Dorset Series)
stonecut, 16.5 x 21 in (41.9 x 53.3 cm)
ESTIMATE: $6,000 — $9,000
PRICE REALIZED: $11,590.00
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Lot 96
TUDLIK (1890-1966) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Bird Dream Forewarning Blizzards, 1959 #16
stonecut [1], 22.5 x 17 in (57.1 x 43.2 cm)
ESTIMATE: $8,000 — $12,000
PRICE REALIZED: $8,540.00
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Lot 97
KIAKSHUK (1886-1966) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Strange Scene, 1964 (1964/65 #21)
stonecut, 20 x 29.25 in (50.8 x 74.3 cm)
ESTIMATE: $2,000 — $3,000
PRICE REALIZED: $1,952.00
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Lot 98
OHOTAQ MIKKIGAK (1936-2014) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Mother and Child Composition, 1964
stone, 5.25 x 7 x 4 in (13.3 x 17.8 x 10.2 cm)
ESTIMATE: $3,500 — $5,000
PRICE REALIZED: $3,416.00
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Lot 99
PAUTA SAILA, R.C.A. (1916-2009) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Muskox, c. 1965
stone, 7 x 9.25 x 3.75 in (17.8 x 23.5 x 9.5 cm)
ESTIMATE: $5,000 — $8,000
PRICE REALIZED: $14,640.00
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Lot 100
AQJANGAJUK SHAA, R.C.A. (1937-2019) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Two Walruses, 1976
stone and antler, 17.5 x 13.5 x 6.25 in (44.5 x 34.3 x 15.9 cm)
ESTIMATE: $3,500 — $5,000
PRICE REALIZED: $3,660.00
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Lot 101
LATCHOLASSIE AKESUK (1919-2000) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Mother Owl and Chick, c. 1970
stone, 3.75 x 6 x 4.5 in (9.5 x 15.2 x 11.4 cm)
ESTIMATE: $2,000 — $3,000
PRICE REALIZED: $7,930.00
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Lot 102
NICK SIKKUARK (1943-2013) UQSUQTUUQ (GJOA HAVEN)
Somersaulting Figure, c. 1990 or later
antler and stone, 4.5 x 9 x 1.25 in (11.4 x 22.9 x 3.2 cm)
ESTIMATE: $800 — $1,200
PRICE REALIZED: $610.00
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Lot 103
PEGGY EKAGINA (1919-1992) KUGLUKTUK (COPPERMINE)
Female Muskox Shaman, 1974
stone, 5.75 x 14.25 x 4.5 in (14.6 x 36.2 x 11.4 cm)
ESTIMATE: $3,000 — $5,000
PRICE REALIZED: $4,636.00
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Lot 104
THULE CULTURE OR EARLY HISTORIC PERIOD INUIT ARTIST, POSSIBLY POND INLET AREA
Female Figurine, 19th century or earlier
ivory, 3 x 0.75 x 0.25 in (7.6 x 1.9 x 0.6 cm)
ESTIMATE: $600 — $900
PRICE REALIZED: $1,464.00
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Lot 105
INUIT AND POSSIBLY THULE CULTURE MAKERS, EASTERN CANADIAN ARCTIC
Four Bird Game Pieces, before 1935
mediums variable, ivory / ivory and black pigment, the largest: 0.75 x 1.75 x 0.75 in (1.9 x 4.4 x 1.9 cm)
ESTIMATE: $500 — $800
PRICE REALIZED: $414.80
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Lot 109
UNIDENTIFIED TLINGIT ARTIST
Model Totem Pole, c. 1930s or 1940s
wood and pigment, 27.25 x 6.5 x 6 in (69.2 x 16.5 x 15.2 cm)
ESTIMATE: $1,200 — $1,800
PRICE REALIZED: $976.00
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Lot 111
DOUG ZILKIE (1961-), NON-INDIGENOUS
War Helmet, 1991
alder wood, operculum, horse hair, acrylic paint, 7.5 x 11.25 x 11.25 in (19.1 x 28.6 x 28.6 cm)
ESTIMATE: $5,000 — $8,000
PRICE REALIZED: $5,368.00
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Lot 112
CHRISTIAN WHITE (1962-) OLD MASSET, HAIDA GWAII
Earth Mother Weeping, 2006
patinated bronze, 10.25 x 9.75 x 6.5 in (26 x 24.8 x 16.5 cm)
ESTIMATE: $8,000 — $12,000
PRICE REALIZED: $8,260.00
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Lot 113
FRED DAVIS (1955-2014) HAIDA
Spirit of the Orca, c. late 1990s
mastodon ivory, abalone, wood, and testing 18 kt gold, 2.5 x 2.25 x 1.5 in (6.3 x 5.7 x 3.8 cm)
ESTIMATE: $4,000 — $6,000
PRICE REALIZED: $4,392.00
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Lot 114
JAMES DANIEL SAWYER (1969-) HAIDA, MASSET
Eagle and Hummingbird Bracelet, 2005
testing 14 kt gold, 0.5 x 2.5 x 2 in (1.3 x 6.3 x 5.1 cm)
ESTIMATE: $3,500 — $5,000
PRICE REALIZED: $3,660.00
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Lot 119
JOHN KAVIK (1897-1993) KANGIQLINIQ (RANKIN INLET)
Waving Man, c. 1973-75
stone, 9.5 x 6.25 x 3.25 in (24.1 x 15.9 x 8.3 cm)
ESTIMATE: $3,500 — $5,000
PRICE REALIZED: $3,416.00
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Lot 120
JOHN KAVIK (1897-1993) KANGIQLINIQ (RANKIN INLET)
Pot with Figures, early 1970s
unglazed ceramic, 6.75 x 5.25 x 5.25 in (17.1 x 13.3 x 13.3 cm)
ESTIMATE: $2,000 — $3,000
PRICE REALIZED: $1,708.00
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Lot 121
MARC ALIKASWA (1928-2008) ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT)
Family Group, late 1980s
stone, 12.25 x 13.75 x 7.75 in (31.1 x 34.9 x 19.7 cm)
ESTIMATE: $4,000 — $6,000
PRICE REALIZED: $3,904.00
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Lot 122
ELIZABETH NUTARAALUK AULATJUT (1914-1998) ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT)
Mother Nursing a Child, c. 1980
stone, 9 x 8 x 6 in (22.9 x 20.3 x 15.2 cm)
ESTIMATE: $3,000 — $5,000
PRICE REALIZED: $2,440.00
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Lot 123
ROBERT RIDLEY (1855-1934) HAIDA
Model Hollow Back Totem Pole, c. 1900-1915
cedar wood and pigment, 16 x 5 x 3.25 in (40.6 x 12.7 x 8.3 cm)
ESTIMATE: $2,000 — $3,000
PRICE REALIZED: $5,368.00
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Lot 125
RAYMOND WILLIAMS, DITIDAHT/NUU-CHAH-NULTH
Mask, 1956
cedar wood and acrylic paint, 12.5 x 7.5 x 3.5 in (31.8 x 19.1 x 8.9 cm)
ESTIMATE: $1,000 — $1,500
PRICE REALIZED: $1,830.00
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Lot 126
JIMMY JOHN (1876-1988), MOWACHAHT/MUCHALAHT (NUU-CHAH-NULTH)
Model Totem Pole, c. 1930s
wood and acrylic paint, 16.25 x 3.5 x 2.5 in (41.3 x 8.9 x 6.3 cm)
ESTIMATE: $1,000 — $1,500
PRICE REALIZED: $915.00
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Lot 127
UNIDENTIFIED NUU-CHAH-NULTH ARTIST
Model Totem Pole, 28 July 1908
carved wood and acrylic paint, 13.5 x 3.25 x 2.5 in (34.3 x 8.3 x 6.3 cm)
ESTIMATE: $1,500 — $2,500
PRICE REALIZED: $2,684.00
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Lot 128
UNIDENTIFIED TLINGIT ARTIST
Sitka Tlingit Pole, c. 1930s
cedar wood and acrylic, 24.25 x 2.75 x 3 in (61.6 x 7 x 7.6 cm)
ESTIMATE: $3,500 — $5,000
PRICE REALIZED: $3,172.00
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Lot 129
UNIDENTIFIED TLINGIT ARTIST
Model Totem Pole, c. 1890
alderwood, 22.25 x 3.5 x 2.5 in (56.5 x 8.9 x 6.3 cm)
ESTIMATE: $1,200 — $1,800
PRICE REALIZED: $2,440.00
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Lot 132
IRENE AVAALAAQIAQ TIKTAALAAQ (1941-) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Work on Cloth, 1990s
stroud, felt, embroidery floss, and cotton thread, 37.5 x 58.5 in (95.3 x 148.6 cm)
ESTIMATE: $4,000 — $6,000
PRICE REALIZED: $3,904.00
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Lot 134
MARTHA ITTULUKA'NAAQ (1912-1981) BAKER LAKE (QAMANI’TUAQ)
Drum, 1969 (1970 #25)
stencil, 16 x 20 in (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
ESTIMATE: $1,200 — $1,800
PRICE REALIZED: $976.00
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Lot 135
KANANGINAK POOTOOGOOK, R.C.A. (1935-2010) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Owl and Chicks, 2003
black ink and coloured pencil on paper, 26 x 20 in (66 x 50.8 cm)
ESTIMATE: $1,000 — $1,500
PRICE REALIZED: $1,464.00
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Lot 136
KANANGINAK POOTOOGOOK, R.C.A. (1935-2010) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Polar Bear and Cub, 2002
black ink and coloured pencil on paper, 26 x 20 in (66 x 50.8 cm)
ESTIMATE: $1,000 — $1,500
PRICE REALIZED: $1,830.00
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Lot 137
ABRAHAM TALIRUNILI P.O.V. (1927-1994) INUKJUAK (PORT HARRISON)
Kneeling Mother with Two Children, 1980
stone, 17.75 x. 11.25 x 12 in (45.1 x 28.6 x 30.5 cm)
ESTIMATE: $4,000 — $6,000
PRICE REALIZED: $3,904.00
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Lot 139
DAVIDIALUK ALASUA AMITTU (1910-1976) PUVIRNITUQ (POVUNGNITUK)
Walrus Capsizing a Man in a Kayak, c. mid-late 1960s
5.25 x 13.75 x 7 in (13.3 x 34.9 x 17.8 cm)
ESTIMATE: $2,000 — $3,000
PRICE REALIZED: $1,830.00
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Lot 140
JOE TALIRUNILI (1893-1976) PUVIRNITUQ (POVUNGNITUK)
Story About a Hunter Lost in Icebergs While Hunting Seals, 1975 #32
stonecut, 24.25 x 28 in (61.6 x 71.1 cm)
ESTIMATE: $1,000 — $1,500
PRICE REALIZED: $1,098.00
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Lot 141
UNIDENTIFIED INUIT ARTIST, CENTRAL CANADIAN ARCTIC
Two Ivory Muskoxen, c. early to mid 1950s
each ivory and black inlay, 1.5 x 2.25 x 0.75 in (3.8 x 5.7 x 1.9 cm)
ESTIMATE: $600 — $900
PRICE REALIZED: $793.00
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Lot 142
UNIDENTIFIED INUIT ARTIST, CENTRAL CANADIAN ARCTIC
Siksik (Arctic Ground Squirrel), early 1950s
ivory, black inlay, and red pigment, 1 x 2.75 x 1 in (2.5 x 7 x 2.5 cm)
ESTIMATE: $700 — $1,000
PRICE REALIZED: $610.00
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Lot 143
UNIDENTIFIED INUIT ARTIST, EASTERN CANADIAN ARCTIC
Two Ivory Caribou, c. early 1950s
each ivory and black inlay, the first: 1.25 x 0.5 x 1.75 in (3.2 x 1.3 x 4.4 cm)
ESTIMATE: $500 — $800
PRICE REALIZED: $427.00
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Lot 144
UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST, EASTERN CANADIAN ARCTIC
Hunter and Dogs Approaching a Polar Bear, early 1940s or 1950s
ivory, stone, and black pigment, 2.5 x 5 x 3 in (6.3 x 12.7 x 7.6 cm)
ESTIMATE: $600 — $900
PRICE REALIZED: $1,098.00
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Lot 145
HISTORIC PERIOD INUIT ARTIST, EASTERN CANADIAN ARCTIC
Grazing Caribou, probably 1935 or earlier
ivory and black pigment, 1.25 x 3.75 x 0.75 in (3.2 x 9.5 x 1.9 cm)
ESTIMATE: $400 — $600
PRICE REALIZED: $439.20
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Lot 146
HISTORIC PERIOD INUIT ARTIST, EASTERN CANADIAN ARCTIC
Whistle, 1935 or earlier
bone or ivory, wood, baleen(?), and black pigment, 3 x 0.5 x 0.5 in (7.6 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm)
ESTIMATE: $400 — $600
PRICE REALIZED: $463.60
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Prices Realized for the lots above include Buyer's Premium. Omitted lot numbers represent items that were withdrawn, passed, or unsold.For more information, please contact:
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