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Jan 2025 | Online Auction
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WORKS
The absence of condition does not imply that an item is free from defects, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others.
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Lot 1
QAVAVAU MANUMIE (1958-) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Composition with Birds and Tools, 2006/7
coloured pencil and ink on paper, 20 x 26 in (51 x 66.3 cm)
ESTIMATE: $900 — $1,200
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Lot 2
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
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Lot 3
SHUVINAI ASHOONA (1961-) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Untitled Composition with Skin Tent Construction), 2006
ink over graphite on BFK Rives watermarked paper, 22.25 x 30 in (56.5 x 76.5 cm)
ESTIMATE: $4,000 — $6,000
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Lot 4
QAVAVAU MANUMIE (1958-) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Spring Caribou, 1995 #13
etching and aquatint, 24 x 27 in (61 x 68.6 cm)
ESTIMATE: $4,000 — $6,000
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Lot 5
QAVAVAU MANUMIE (1958-) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Shorebird, 2011 #29
etching and aquatint, sheet: 69.75 x 71 in (177 x 180.3 cm)
ESTIMATE: $400 — $600
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Lot 6
KENOJUAK ASHEVAK, C.C., R.C.A. (1927-2013) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Spirit of the Sun, 1998 #5
etching and aquatint, Sheet: 38.5 x 31.5 in (97.8 x 80 cm)
ESTIMATE: $2,500 — $3,500
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Lot 7
PAUTA SAILA, R.C.A. (1916-2009) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Corpulent Seal, c. 1960-65
stone, 4.75 x 6 x 2.25 in (12.1 x 15.2 x 5.7 cm)
ESTIMATE: $600 — $900
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Lot 8
AQJANGAJUK SHAA, R.C.A. (1937-2019) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Lion, c. 1971
stone, 26 x 19.5 x 12.5 in (66 x 49.5 x 31.8 cm)
ESTIMATE: $7,000— $10,000
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Lot 9
LATCHOLASSIE AKESUK (1919-2000) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Lounging Seal, early 1970s
stone, 5.75 x 13 x 2 in (14.6 x 33 x 5.1 cm)
ESTIMATE: $1,000 — $1,500
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Lot 10
WINNIE TATYA (1931-) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
People, Caribou, Wolves, and Birds, c. 1999
stroud, felt, and cotton thread, 28 x 21 in (71.1 x 53.3 cm)
ESTIMATE: $1,200 — $1,800
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Lot 11
ELIZABETH QUINANAGNAQ ANGRNAGANGRNIQ (1938-) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Seven Purple Birds, c. early 2000s
stroud, felt, and thread, 25 x 14 in (63.5 x 35.6 cm)
ESTIMATE: $1,000 — $1,500
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Lot 12
Possibly RUBY ARNGNA'NAAQ (1947-2013) QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Figures, Igloo, and Sled, c. early 1970s
stroud, felt, embroidery floss, and thread, 58.5 x 44.5 in (148.6 x 113 cm)
ESTIMATE: $1,500 — $2,500
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Lot 13
KANANGINAK POOTOOGOOK, R.C.A. (1935-2010) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Midnight Sun, 2008 #7
lithograph on cream coloured paper, 15 x 22.5 in (38.1 x 57.1 cm)
ESTIMATE: $350 — $500
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Lot 14
KANANGINAK POOTOOGOOK, R.C.A. (1935-2010) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Pitsiulak (Sea Pigeon), 1995 (1996 #8)
stonecut, 28 x 20 in (71.1 x 50.8 cm)
ESTIMATE: $600 — $900
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Lot 15
KENOJUAK ASHEVAK, C.C., R.C.A. (1927-2013) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Six-Part Harmony, 2011 #16
stonecut and stencil, 24.25 x 39 in (61.6 x 99.1 cm)
ESTIMATE: $2,000 — $3,000
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Lot 16
MUNGITOK KELLYPALIK (1940-2014) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Canada Geese, 1959 #36
stonecut, 22 x 28.25 in (55.9 x 71.8 cm)
ESTIMATE: $2,000 — $3,000
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Lot 17
HELEN KALVAK, C.M., R.C.A. (1901-1984) ULUKHAKTOK (HOLMAN)
Dance (The Dance), Holman Series, 1974
stonecut, 16.5 x 20.25 in (41.9 x 51.4 cm)
ESTIMATE: $350 — $500
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Lot 18
KIAKSHUK (1886-1966) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Woman Scraping Sealskin, 1961 (Dorset Series)
stonecut, 12 x 18.5 in (30.5 x 47 cm)
ESTIMATE: $500 — $800
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Lot 19
PARR (1893-1969) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Untitled Drawing (Hunter with Three Dogs, Polar Bear, Seal, and Walrus), c. 1961-2
graphite, 4.75 x 18 in (12.1 x 45.7 cm)
ESTIMATE: $1,200— $1,800
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Lot 20
LUKE ANGUHADLUQ (1895-1982) QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Kayak, 1970 #23
stencil, 16 x 10 in (40.6 x 25.4 cm)
ESTIMATE: $500 — $800
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Lot 21
UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST, PROBABLY IÑUPIAQ, POSSIBLY SAINT MICHAEL AREA, ALASKA
Engraved Walrus Tusk, c. 1890s
ivory, 2.25 x 11.75 x 2 in (5.7 x 29.8 x 5.1 cm)
ESTIMATE: $1,500 — $2,500
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Lot 22
HAROLD QARLIKSAQ (1928-1980) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
A Man Making Tools, 1980 (Baker Lake Series / Baker Lake Uncatalogued Prints 1979 to 1985, Canadian Arctic Producers, Winnipeg, 1995 #3)
linocut, 22 x 29.5 in (55.9 x 74.9 cm)
ESTIMATE: $400 — $600
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Lot 23
RUBY ARNGNA'NAAQ (1947-2013) QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Ruby's Dream, 1971 (Baker Lake Series / Baker Lake Uncatalogued Prints 1979 to 1985, Canadian Arctic Producers, Winnipeg, 1995)
silkscreen on paper, 20.5 x 12 in (52.1 x 30.5 cm), framed, sight 15/75
ESTIMATE: $400 — $600
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Lot 24
PAUTA SAILA, R.C.A. (1916-2009) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Startled Owl, 1965 #44
stonecut, 24.5 x 39.5 in (62.2 x 100.3 cm)
ESTIMATE: $600 — $900
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Lot 25
JANET KIGUSIUQ (1926-2005) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Woman in Labour, 1983 (Baker Lake Series / Baker Lake Uncatalogued Prints 1979 to 1985, Canadian Arctic Producers, Winnipeg, 1995 #16)
silkscreen on paper, 17.75 x 14.75 in (45.1 x 37.5 cm), framed, sight 63/110
ESTIMATE: $350 — $500
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Lot 26
MARJORIE AGLUVAK AQIGAAQ (1941-2010), QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Transforming Figure with People and Bears, c. late 1990s
stroud, cotton thread, and felt, 36 x 28 in (91.4 x 71.1 cm)
ESTIMATE: $500 — $800
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Lot 27
JANET KIGUSIUQ (1926-2005) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Qiviuq Comes to the Old Woman, (Baker Lake Series / Baker Lake Uncatalogued Prints 1979 to 1985, Canadian Arctic Producers, Winnipeg, 1995 #17)
linocut and stencil, 25.25 x 37 in (64.1 x 94 cm)
ESTIMATE: $350 — $500
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Lot 28
WAYNE SKYE (SKY) (1949-2012) CAYUGA (SIX NATIONS / HAUDENOSAUNEE CONFEDERACY)
Fearsome Eagle, c. 2000s
antler and stone, 10 x 6 x 4.25 in (25.4 x 15.2 x 10.8 cm)
ESTIMATE: $100 — $200
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Lot 29
WILSON WILLIAMS (c. 1908-1965) DITIDAHT/NUU-CHAH-NULTH
Model Totem Pole, c. 1960s
wood, stain, and nails, 18.75 x 4 x 4.25 in (47.6 x 10.2 x 10.8 cm)
ESTIMATE: $500 — $800
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Lot 30
Possibly KALAI ADLA (1927-) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Bird with Caught Seal Pup, 1990s
stone, 13.75 x 12 x 4.5 in (34.9 x 30.5 x 11.4 cm)
ESTIMATE: $900 — $1,200
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Lot 31
CAPTAIN ANDREW BROWN (1879-1962) HAIDA
Model Totem Pole, c. 1920s
argillite, 5.75 x 1.75 x 1.65 in (14.6 x 4.4 x 4.2 cm)
ESTIMATE: $800 — $1,200
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Lot 32
REV. PAUL MATHER (1878-1942) TSIMSHIAN
Model Totem Pole, c. 1937-1942
red cedar wood and acrylic paint, 9.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 in (24.1 x 8.9 x 6.3 cm)
ESTIMATE: $150 — $250
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Lot 33
CAPTAIN ANDREW BROWN (1879-1962) HAIDA
Model Totem Pole, c. 1920s
argillite, 10.75 x 2.75 x 2.5 in (27.3 x 7 x 6.3 cm)
ESTIMATE: $2,000 — $3,000
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Lot 34
NANCY PUKINGRNAK AUPALUKTUQ (1940-) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Inuk Standing over Nest with Eggs, late 1990s
stone, 8.5 x 4.5 x 5.5 in (21.6 x 11.4 x 14 cm)
ESTIMATE: $500 — $800
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Lot 35
BARNABUS ARNASUNGAAQ (1924-2017) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Muskox, late 1990s
stone, 3.25 x 4.25 x 1.75 in (8.3 x 10.8 x 4.4 cm)
ESTIMATE: $700 — $1,000
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Lot 36
NANCY PUKINGRNAK AUPALUKTUQ (1940-) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Woman Eating, late 1990s
stone, 5.5 x 2 x 2.75 in (14 x 5.1 x 7 cm)
ESTIMATE: $700— $1,000
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Lot 37
MARY TUTSWEETOK (1927-1995) ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT)
Woman in a Beaded Amautiq, 2000s
stone, beads, and thread, 4 x 3 x 3.25 in (10.2 x 7.6 x 8.3 cm)
ESTIMATE: $400 — $600
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Lot 38
DAVID ARNASUNGAAQ (1964-) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Muskox, late 1990s
stone, 2 x 3 x 2.5 in (5.1 x 7.6 x 6.3 cm)
ESTIMATE: $250 — $350
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Lot 39
ALICE SAKITNAK AKAMMAK (1940-) ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT)
Woman in a Beaded Amautiq,
stone, beads, and cotton thread, 3.5 x 1.5 x 2 in (8.9 x 3.8 x 5.1 cm)
ESTIMATE: $200 — $400
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Lot 40
ROMEO EEKERKIK (1923-1983) ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT)
Drum Dancer Conjuring Spirit, late 1970s / early 1980s
antler and graphite, 8 x 6 x 4 in (20.3 x 15.2 x 10.2 cm)
ESTIMATE: $900 — $1,200
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Lot 41
UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST, PROBABLY ARIVAT (ESKIMO POINT)
Woman, Child, and Skin Tent, c. 1970s
stroud, seal fur, skin, and cotton thread, 12 x 18 in (30.5 x 45.7 cm)
ESTIMATE: $200 — $300
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Lot 42
DAVID RUBEN PIQTOUKUN (1950-) PAULATUK / ONTARIO
One-Eyed Shaman Speaking an Incantation, late 1990s
stone and inlay, 17 x 8.25 x 6 in (43.2 x 21 x 15.2 cm)
ESTIMATE: $5,000 — $8,000
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Lot 43
LUCY QINNUAYUAK (1915-1982) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Duck, 1980s
stone, 3.75 x 3 x 1 in (9.5 x 7.6 x 2.5 cm)
ESTIMATE: $200 — $300
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Lot 44
UNIDENTIFIED INUIT ARTIST, EASTERN CANADIAN ARCTIC
Standing Hunter with Inset Face and Dog, c. late 1940s or early 1950s
stone, sinew, and inlay, dimensions variable, overall: 4 x 3 x 3 in (10.2 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm)
ESTIMATE: $400 — $600
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Lot 45
MAKUSI PANGUTU ANAUTA (1939-), PUVIRNITUQ (POVUNGNITUK) / AKULIVIK
Crouching Woman with Sealskin, 1973
stone, 6.5 x 3.25 x 5.25 in (16.5 x 8.3 x 13.3 cm)
ESTIMATE: $150 — $250
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Lot 46
DAVID IKUTAAQ (1929-1984) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Hunter with Captured Bear, late 1970s
stone, 6.5 x 10 x 3.75 in (16.5 x 25.4 x 9.5 cm)
ESTIMATE: $300 — $500
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Lot 47
LUCY TASSEOR TUTSWEETOK (1934-2012) ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT)
Family Group, early-mid 1980s
stone, 8.5 x 6.25 x 3.25 in (21.6 x 15.9 x 8.3 cm)
ESTIMATE: $2,000 — $3,000
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Lot 48
HENRY ISLUANIK (1925-2012) ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT)
Resting Caribou, 2000s
stone and antler, 7.5 x 3.5 x 7.5 in (19.1 x 8.9 x 19.1 cm)
ESTIMATE: $350 — $500
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Lot 49
LUCY QINNUAYUAK (1915-1982) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Young Bird Strutting, 1967 #24*
stonecut and stencil,16.5 x 24.5 in (41.9 x 62.2 cm)
ESTIMATE: $800 — $1,200
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Lot 50
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)
ESTIMATE: $1,200 — $1,800
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Lot 51
LIZZIE SAGGIAK (1924-1989) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Memories of the Hunt, 1966 (Dorset Series 2002 #14)*
stonecut, 18.25 x 24.25 in (46.4 x 61.6 cm)
ESTIMATE: $200 — $400
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Lot 52
NICK SIKKUARK (1943-2013) ARVILIQJUAQ (PELLY BAY)
Dancing Polar Bear, 1991
bone, ivory, and black inlay, 3.25 x 3 x 2.5 in (8.3 x 7.6 x 6.3 cm)
ESTIMATE: $800 — $1,200
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