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Lot 1
OVILOO TUNNILLIE, R.C.A. (1949-2014) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Diving Sedna, mid 1990s
stone, 10.25 x 3.75 x 2.5 in (26 x 9.5 x 6.3 cm)
ESTIMATE: $1,200 — $1,800
PRICE REALIZED: $2,440.00
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Lot 3
YVONNE KANAYUQ ARNAKYUINAK (1920-1988) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Mother with Two Children, c. mid-late 1970s
stone, 4.5 x 2 x 4 in (11.4 x 5.1 x 10.2 cm)
ESTIMATE: $2,500 — $3,500
PRICE REALIZED: $1,708.00
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Lot 4
LUKE ANOWTALIK (1932-2006) ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT)
Man and Dog, mid-late 1980s
stone, 5.5 x 6 x 2.5 in (14 x 15.2 x 6.3 cm)
ESTIMATE: $700 — $1,000
PRICE REALIZED: $2,074.00
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Lot 5
PUDLO PUDLAT (1916-1992) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Eskimo Woman with Ulu, 1961 #16 (Dorset Series)
stencil, 19.75 x 15.75 (50.2 x 40 cm)
ESTIMATE: $2,500 — $3,500
PRICE REALIZED: $2,074.00
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Lot 6
NIVIAQSI (NIVIAKSIAK) (1908-1959) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Char Fisherman, 1959 (Dorset Series)
stencil, 12 x 24 in (30.5 x 61 cm)
ESTIMATE: $4,000 — $6,000
PRICE REALIZED: $3.904.00
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Lot 7
KENOJUAK ASHEVAK, C.C., R.C.A. (1927-2013) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Bird Fantasy, 1960 #15
sealskin stencil, 19.5 x 24 in (49.5 x 61 cm)
ESTIMATE: $8,000 — $12,000
PRICE REALIZED: $7,320.00
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Lot 8
KIAKSHUK (1886-1966) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Kneeling Woman with Quilliq (Kudlik), c. 1960-63
stone, 7.25 x 4.75 x 3 in (18.4 x 12.1 x 7.6 cm)
ESTIMATE: $3,000 — $5,000
PRICE REALIZED: $6,344.00
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Lot 10
TUDLIK (1890-1966) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Owl, c. 1960-61
stone, 2.5 x 2 x 2 in (6.3 x 5.1 x 5.1 cm)
ESTIMATE: $1,500 — $2,500
PRICE REALIZED: $3,416.00
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Lot 11
KANANGINAK POOTOOGOOK, R.C.A. (1935-2010) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Windswept, Standing Muskox, c. 1990s
stone and antler, 10 x 15.5 x 6.5 in (25.4 x 39.4 x 16.5 cm)
ESTIMATE: $8,000 — $12,000
PRICE REALIZED: $6,050.00
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Lot 12
KELLYPALIK QIMIRPIK (1948-2017) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
After the Bath, 2000s
stone, 17.75 x 8.5 x 7 in (45.1 x 21.6 x 17.8 cm)
ESTIMATE: $3,000 — $5,000
PRICE REALIZED: $18,300.00
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Lot 14
OSUITOK IPEELEE, R.C.A. (1923-2005) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Sheltering Muskox, early-mid 1970s
stone, 11 x 13 x 6.5 (27.9 x 33 x 16.5 cm)
ESTIMATE: $15,000 — $25,000
PRICE REALIZED: $19,520.00
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Lot 15
JESSIE OONARK, O.C., R.C.A (1906-1985) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Tattooed Faces, 1960 #61
stonecut, 20.75 x 12.25 in (52.7 x 31.1 cm)
ESTIMATE: $6,000 — $9,000
PRICE REALIZED: $5,750.00
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Lot 16
NICHOLAS IKKUTI (1920-D) KANGIQLINIQ (RANKIN INLET)
Inverted Face within Concentric Curved Bands, 1970s
stone, 10.75 x 13 x 4.25 in (27.3 x 33 x 10.8 cm)
ESTIMATE: $2,000 — $3,000
PRICE REALIZED: $4,148.00
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Lot 17
JOHN KAVIK (1897-1993) KANGIQLINIQ (RANKIN INLET)
Mother and Child, c. 1970s
stone, 11.5 x 10 x 6 in (29.2 x 25.4 x 15.2 cm)
ESTIMATE: $12,000 — $18,000
PRICE REALIZED: $9,760.00
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Lot 18
KENOJUAK ASHEVAK, C.C., R.C.A. (1927-2013) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Self Portrait of the Artist with her Dog, c. 1980s
stone, 8.5 x 7.5 x 7.5 in (21.6 x 19.1 x 19.1 cm)
ESTIMATE: $4,000 — $6,000
PRICE REALIZED: $8,540.00
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Lot 19
KENOJUAK ASHEVAK, C.C., R.C.A. (1927-2013) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Untitled (Owl and Birds), 14 May 2010
coloured pencil over graphite on heavy wove Canson JA watermarked paper, 19.75 x 25.5 in (50.2 x 64.8 cm)
ESTIMATE: $2,500 — $3,500
PRICE REALIZED: $2,196.00
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Lot 20
KENOJUAK ASHEVAK, C.C., R.C.A. (1927-2013) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Untitled (Raven with Spread Wings), 2000-01
coloured pencil and felt tip on Ragston SN watermarked wove paper, 20 x 26 in (50.8 x 66 cm)
ESTIMATE: $3,000 — $5,000
PRICE REALIZED: $2,440.00
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Lot 21
JOE DAVID (1946-) NUU-CHAH-NULTH, TOFINO, B.C.
Whalers Moon, c. 2004
cedar wood, cedar bark, and acrylic paint, 36 x 36 in (91.4 x 91.4 cm)
ESTIMATE: $7,000 — $10,000
PRICE REALIZED: $5,856.00
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Lot 22
ISABEL RORICK (1955-) HAIDA, OLD MASSET, HAIDA GWAII
Rain Hat, 1990s
spruce root, 8.25 x 15.75 x 15.75 (21 x 40 x 40 cm)
ESTIMATE: $6,000 — $9,000
PRICE REALIZED: $6,100.00
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Lot 23
REG DAVIDSON (SKIL KAAT'LASS) (1954-) HAIDA, MASSET
Eagle Spirit Mask, 1997
cedar wood, hammered cedar bark, waxed string, operculum shells, and leather, 10.5 x 12 x 14 in (26.7 x 30.5 x 35.6 cm)
ESTIMATE: $4,000 — $6,000
PRICE REALIZED: $3,904.00
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Lot 25
THOMAS UGJUK (1921-D) KANGIQLINIQ (RANKIN INLET)
Standing Woman & Standing Man, mid-1970s
each stone, the man: 12.25 x 6.25 x 5.75 in (31.1 x 15.9 x 14.6 cm) / the woman: 12.25 x 7.25 x 7.5 in (31.1 x 18.4 x 19.1 cm)
ESTIMATE: $2,500 — $3,500
PRICE REALIZED: $2,074.00
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Lot 26
PAUTA SAILA, R.C.A. (1916-2009) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Roaring Polar Bear, 1980s
stone and antler, 28 x 24.5 x 8.25 in (71.1 x 62.2 x 21 cm)
ESTIMATE: $60,000 — $90,000
PRICE REALIZED: $43,920.00
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Lot 28
BARNABUS ARNASUNGAAQ (1924-2017) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Muskox, mid-late 1980s
stone, 10.75 x 20 x 7.75 in (27.3 x 50.8 x 19.7 cm)
ESTIMATE: $8,000 — $12,000
PRICE REALIZED: $4,880.0
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Lot 30
MICHAEL MASSIE, C.M., R.C.A. (1962-) KIPPENS, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
Bounce (Teapot #28), 1998
sterling silver with spiral finish, oak, and beach pebble, 5.25 x 10.5 x 2.5 in (13.3 x 26.7 x 6.3 cm)
ESTIMATE: $6,000 — $9,000
PRICE REALIZED: $4,270.00
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Lot 31
PRESTON SINGLETARY (1963-) TLINGIT
Raven Steals the Sun, 2000
handblown and sand carved glass, gold leaf, 16 x 4.5 x 3.5 in (40.6 x 11.4 x 8.9 cm)
ESTIMATE: $12,000 — $18,000
PRICE REALIZED: $14,640.00
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Lot 35
JANET NUNGNIK (1954-) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Rainbows of Memories, 2004
wool felt, embroidery floss, metallic thread, beadwork on wool duffel, 35 x 34 in (88.9 x 86.4cm)
ESTIMATE: $3,000 — $5,000
PRICE REALIZED: $14,640.00
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Lot 36
NIVIAQSI (NIVIAKSIAK) (1908-1959) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Seated Woman, c. 1954-55
stone, 8 x 5.75 x 5.75 in (20.3 x 14.6 x 14.6 cm)
ESTIMATE: $4,000 — $6,000
PRICE REALIZED: $4,392.00
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Lot 39
KENOJUAK ASHEVAK, C.C., R.C.A. (1927-2013) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Complex of Birds, 1960 #17
stonecut, 23 x 25.5 in (58.4 x 64.8 cm)
ESTIMATE: $10,000 — $15,000
PRICE REALIZED: $10,980.00
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Lot 40
PARR (1893-1969) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Blue Geese Feeding, 1961 #39
sealskin stencil, 30 x 25 in (76.2 x 63.5 cm)
ESTIMATE: $7,000 — $10,000
PRICE REALIZED: $6,710.00
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Lot 41
OSUITOK IPEELEE, R.C.A. (1923-2005) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Mother with Child, Holding an Owl, c. 1970s
stone, 14.75 x 13 x 8 in (37.5 x 33 x 20.3 cm)
ESTIMATE: $12,000 — $18,000
PRICE REALIZED: $9,760.00
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Lot 42
UNIDENTIFIED NUU-CHAH-NULTH ARTIST
Dance Mask with Moving Jaw, Eyes, and Crown, c. 1890-1910
wood, cord, pressed pulp fibre board, and pigment, 20.25 x 11.5 x 13.5 in (51.4 x 29.2 x 34.3 cm)
ESTIMATE: $3,000 — $5,000
PRICE REALIZED: $9,150.00
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Lot 43
JOHN LIVINGSTON (1951-2019), NON-INDIGENOUS, ADOPTED KWAKWA̱KA̱ʼWAKW
Painted Sea Bear Copper, 2007
copper and paint, 33.5 x 22.75 x 1 in (85.1 x 57.8 x 2.5 cm)
ESTIMATE: $4,000 — $6,000
PRICE REALIZED: $8,540.00
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Lot 45
KOWISA ARLOOKTOO (1966-) KIMMIRUT (LAKE HARBOUR)
Helicopter, 1994
stone, wood, and baleen, 8 x 19 x 4.25 in (20.3 x 48.3 x 10.8 cm)
ESTIMATE: $1,200 — $1,800
PRICE REALIZED: $1,830.00
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Lot 47
UNIDENTIFIED INUIT ARTIST, QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Beaded Collar, late 1960s
wool stroud, cotton trim, cotton thread, glass beads, waxed string, and plastic buttons, overall, when unclasped: 17.5 x 15 in (44.5 x 38.1 cm)
ESTIMATE: $2,500 — $3,500
PRICE REALIZED: $2,440.00
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Lot 48
MARION TUU'LUQ, R.C.A. (1910-2002) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Beaded Collar, 1969
stroud, glass beads, cotton thread, waxed string, and antler, 17.5 x 15.25 in (44.5 x 38.7 cm)
ESTIMATE: $10,000 — $15,000
PRICE REALIZED: $12,180.00
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Lot 49
OOLOOSIE ASHEVAK (1991-) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Beaded Amautiq, Homage to Kenojuak, c. 2006/07
wool stroud, polyester fabric, glass and plastic beads, cotton and polyester trims, leather or hide, fur, 2 pence coins, and cotton thread, overall: 68 x 26 in (172.7 x 66 cm)
ESTIMATE: $12,000 — $18,000
PRICE REALIZED: $9,760.00
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Lot 51
MATIUSIE IYAITUK (1950-) IVUJIVIK
Mother and Child, 31 March 1988
stone, antler, and black inlay, 11.25 x 18.25 x 7.5 in (28.6 x 46.4 x 19.1 cm)
ESTIMATE: $3,000 — $5,000
PRICE REALIZED: $2,440.00
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Lot 52
JOSIAH NUILAALIK (1928-2005) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Caribou Shaman on the Run, mid-1990s
stone and antler, 6.5 x 9.25 x 3.5 in (16.5 x 23.5 x 8.9 cm)
ESTIMATE: $3,500 — $5,000
PRICE REALIZED: $3,660.00
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Lot 53
SAMUEL NAHAULAITUQ (1923-1999) TALOYOAK (SPENCE BAY)
Yelping Grizzly Bear, mid 1980s
stone and antler, 9.25 x 11 x 4.5 in (23.5 x 27.9 x 11.4 cm)
ESTIMATE: $1,200 — $1,800
PRICE REALIZED: $976.00
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Lot 55
ANNIE PIKLAK TAIPANAK (1931-) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Untitled Work on Cloth (Gathering of Twenty-Four Horned Spirits with Embroidered Collars), 1990s
wool duffle, felt, embroidery floss and cotton thread, 24 x 33 in (61 x 83.8 cm)
ESTIMATE: $1,200 — $1,800
PRICE REALIZED: $1,037.00
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Lot 56
CHERYL SAMUEL (1944-) NON-INDIGENOUS, ADOPTED TLINGIT
Kete Remembered (Feast DIsh), c. 2006
yellow cedar, thigh-spun warp: New Zealand merino wool with cedar-bark core, plaited yellow-cedar strips, New Zealand abalone shell buttons, glass beads, brass beads, 6 x 18.5 x 18.5 in (15.2 x 47 x 47 cm)
ESTIMATE: $12,000 — $18,000
PRICE REALIZED: $10,980.00
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Lot 57
CLARISSA RIZAL (HUDSON) (1956-2016) TLINGIT
The River Robe, c. 2015
melton wool, antique fishing lures, and mother of pearl buttons, 47 x 56 in (119.4 x 142.2 cm)
ESTIMATE: $4,000 — $6,000
PRICE REALIZED: $3,660.00
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Lot 59
JUDAS ULLULAQ (1937-1999) UQSUQTUUQ (GJOA HAVEN)
Happy Hunter with Harpoon, early-mid 1990s
stone, antler, muskox horn, and waxed string, 17 x 11.5 x 6.25 in (43.2 x 29.2 x 15.9 cm)
ESTIMATE: $5,000 — $8,000
PRICE REALIZED: $4,880.00
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Lot 60
NATAR UNGALAAQ (1951-) IGLULIK (IGLOOLIK)
Drum Dancer, 2009
stone, antler, and furs, 14.5 x 8.5 x 10.25 in (36.8 x 21.6 x 26 cm)
ESTIMATE: $2,500 — $3,500
PRICE REALIZED: $3,904.00
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Lot 61
LUCY TASSEOR TUTSWEETOK (1934-2012) ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT)
Matriarch and Family Group, 1990s
stone, 22 x 12 x 10.5 in (55.9 x 30.5 x 26.7 cm)
ESTIMATE: $6,000 — $9,000
PRICE REALIZED: $6,100.00
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Lot 62
MARY AYAQ ANOWTALIK (1938-2024) ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT)
Two Mothers at Rest Within the Igloo, 1974
stone, 9 x 5.5 x 3.5 in (22.9 x 14 x 8.9 cm)
ESTIMATE: $800 — $1,200
PRICE REALIZED: $976.00
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Lot 63
LUKE ANGUHADLUQ (1895-1982) QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Musk-Ox Eating Grass, 1973 (1974 #16)
stonecut and stencil, 25 x 37 in (63.5 x 94 cm)
ESTIMATE: $1,000 — $1,500
PRICE REALIZED: $854.00
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Lot 64
JESSIE OONARK, O.C., R.C.A (1906-1985) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Three Women, 1967
felt tip over graphite, 22.25 x 30.75 in (56.5 x 78.1 cm)
ESTIMATE: $3,500 — $5,000
PRICE REALIZED: $2,440.00
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Lot 65
GLORIA INUGAQ PUTUMIRAQTUQ (1975-) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Untitled Work on Cloth (Scores of Birds Taking Flight, Ptarmigan, Caribou, Inukshuks, Seals, and Polar Bears), 2000s
wool stroud, felt, embroidery floss, and cotton thread, 55 x 59 in (139.7 x 149.9 cm)
ESTIMATE: $3,000 — $5,000
PRICE REALIZED: $5,856.00
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Lot 66
NANCY KANGERYUAQ SEVOGA (1936-) QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Untitled Work on Cloth (Tide and Tundra), late 1990s
wool stroud, felt, embroidery floss, and cotton thread, 35 x 56.5 in (88.9 x 143.5 cm)
ESTIMATE: $3,000 — $5,000
PRICE REALIZED: $3,416.00
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Lot 67
UNIDENTIFIED KALAALLIT (GREENLANDIC) ARTIST, Probably TUNU (EAST GREENLAND)
Model Umiak Laden with Cargo and Figures, c. 1860
hide, wood, hair, thread, fur, fabric, thread, and stone, 4 x 20 x 5.5 in (10.2 x 50.8 x 14 cm)
ESTIMATE: $1,200 — $1,800
PRICE REALIZED: $2,074.00
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Lot 68
HELEN SETON (20TH CENTURY) CUP’IK/YUP’IK, HOOPER BAY, AK
Hooper Bay Basket with Butterflies, c. 1990
wove natural and dyed grass, 3.5 x 2.75 x 2.75 in (8.9 x 7 x 7 cm)
ESTIMATE: $300 — $500
PRICE REALIZED: $366.00
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Lot 70
UNIDENTIFIED NUU-CHAH-NULTH ARTIST
Lidded Pictorial Basket with Avian Forms and Whaling Scenes, c. 1980s
natural grasses, dyes, and cedar bark, 5.25 x 5.5 x 5.5 in (13.3 x 14 x 14 cm)
ESTIMATE: $500 — $800
PRICE REALIZED: $1,830.00
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Lot 71
KANANGINAK POOTOOGOOK, R.C.A. (1935-2010) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Running Caribou (Caribou), 1958 (Experimental Collection 1957-58)
stonecut, 6 x 8 in (15.2 x 20.3 cm)
ESTIMATE: $3,500 — $5,000
PRICE REALIZED: $4,392.00
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Lot 72
MARTHA NOONLIK (APTANIK) ((1915-1972) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Three Musk-Ox, 1965 (Baker Lake, Experimental Collection #47)
linocut on paper, 17 x 24.5 in (43.2 x 62.2 cm)
ESTIMATE: $800 — $1,200
PRICE REALIZED: $4,636.00
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Lot 73
NICK SIKKUARK (1943-2013) ARVILIQJUAQ (PELLY BAY)
Untitled (Surreal Landscape), 2004
coloured pencil on black wove paper, 12 x 18 in (30.5 x 45.7 cm)
ESTIMATE: $1,200 — $1,800
PRICE REALIZED: $2,074.00
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Lot 74
PUDLO PUDLAT (1916-1992) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Animal Whalers II, 1961 #28 (1994 #15)
stonecut, 20 x 18.75 in (50.8 x 47.6 cm)
ESTIMATE: $3,500 — $5,000
PRICE REALIZED: $3,172.00
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Lot 75
ROMEO EEKERKIK (1923-1983) ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT)
Labours of the North: Three Inuit Presenting Their Works, 1976
antler, ink, and pigment, 8.5 x 8.25 x 5 in (21.6 x 21 x 12.7 cm)
ESTIMATE: $1,800 — $2,800
PRICE REALIZED: $3,172.00
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Lot 76
MATHEW AQIGAAQ (1940-2010) and WILLIAM UKPATIKU (1935-) or MAGDALENE UKPATIKU (1931-1999)
Necklace with Sculpted Male Face and Hook Clasp, c. 1969 to early 1970s
the pendant: antler, red and black pigment, 2 x 1 x 0.75 in (5.1 x 2.5 x 1.9cm)
ESTIMATE: $800 — $1,200
PRICE REALIZED: $610.00
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Lot 77
VICTORIA MAMNGUQSUALUK (1930-2016) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Attack, 1969 (1970 # 5)
stencil, 17 x 23 in (43.2 x 58.4 cm)
ESTIMATE: $800 — $1,200
PRICE REALIZED: $610.00
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Lot 78
THOMASSIE KUDLUK (1910-1989) KANGIRSUK (PAYNE BAY / BELLIN)
Figure Erecting a Tent, 1986
stone and black and brown polish, 3.5 x 5.5 x 2.25 in (8.9 x 14 x 5.7 cm)
ESTIMATE: $600 — $900
PRICE REALIZED: $536.80
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Lot 79
JOE TALIRUNILI (1893-1976) PUVIRNITUQ (POVUNGNITUK)
Caribou, c. 1970
stone and antler, 6 x 7.5 x 2 in (15.2 x 19.1 x 5.1 cm)
ESTIMATE: $1,500 — $2,500
PRICE REALIZED: $1,464.00
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Lot 80
PARR (1893-1969) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Untitled (Men with Spears, their Dogs Encircling a Seal Pup, with a Goose, a Walrus, and a Polar Bear), c. 1965-67
graphite on wove paper, 20 x 26 in (50.8 x 66 cm)
ESTIMATE: $3,500 — $5,000
PRICE REALIZED: $4,148.00
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Lot 81
SHUVINAI ASHOONA (1961-) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Untitled (Southern visitors and Family in Traditional Clothing), September 2019
coloured pencil and graphite on paper, 36.5 x 50.5 in (92.7 x 128.3 cm)
ESTIMATE: $5,000 — $8,000
PRICE REALIZED: $18,300.00
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Lot 82
PAULOSIE SIVUAK (1930-1986) PUVIRNITUQ (POVUNGNITUK)
Owl Calling Out, mid-late 1960s
stone, 4 x 4.75 x 3.5 in (10.2 x 12.1 x 8.9 cm)
ESTIMATE: $500 — $800
PRICE REALIZED: $561.20
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Lot 83
POSSIBLY AISA QUPIRUALU ALASUA (1916-2003) PUVIRNITUQ (POVUNGNITUK)
Kneeling Woman with Ulu, early-mid 1960s
stone, sinew, antler, and string, 4.5 x 3 x 3.25 in (11.4 x 7.6 x 8.3 cm)
ESTIMATE: $1,200 — $1,800
PRICE REALIZED: $854.00
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Lot 84
Possibly THOMASIE QAMUGAALUK (1917-1995) SALLUIT (SUGLUK
Man Poised with Knife and Spear, c. 1949 to early 1950s
stone, antler, and graphite, 5 x 2.75 x 3.5 in (12.7 x 7 x 8.9 cm)
ESTIMATE: $1,200 — $1,800
PRICE REALIZED: $671.00
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Lot 85
UNIDENTIFIED INUIT ARTIST, INUKJUAK (PORT HARRISON)
Guardians of the Nest, early 1950s
stone, ivory, and inlay, 5 x 5.5 x 6.75 in (12.7 x 14 x 17.1 cm)
ESTIMATE: $1,200 — $1,800
PRICE REALIZED: $793.00
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Lot 86
UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST, INUKJUAK (PORT HARRISON)
Standing Woman with Tattoos and Ulu, early 1950s
stone, ivory, and ink, 3.25 x 2 x 1.25 in (8.3 x 5.1 x 3.2 cm)
ESTIMATE: $1,500 — $2,500
PRICE REALIZED: $9,150.00
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Lot 87
ISA OOMAYOUALOOK (1915-1976) PORT HARRISON (INUKJUAK)
Totemic Composition with Arctic Animals, 1963
stone and antler, 5.75 x 3.5 x 2 in (14.6 x 8.9 x 5.1 cm)
ESTIMATE: $1,500 — $2,500
PRICE REALIZED: $2,196.00
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Lot 89
JESSIE OONARK, O.C., R.C.A (1906-1985) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
The People, 1985 #20
stonecut and stencil, 25 x 31.25 in (63.5 x 79.4 cm)
ESTIMATE: $4,000 — $6,000
PRICE REALIZED: $4,636.00
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Lot 90
MARY KUUTSIQ (1926-2011) QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Untitled Work on Cloth (Traditional Arctic Scenes), early-mid 1970s
stroud, felt, thread, and cotton binding, 21.75 x 34.75 in (55 x 88 cm)
ESTIMATE: $2,000 — $3,000
PRICE REALIZED: $2,440.00
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LOT 92
DAVIE ATCHEALAK (1947-2006) PANNIQTUUQ (PANGNIRTUNG) / IQALUIT (FROBISHER BAY)
Four Dancing Bears, c. 1997
stone, 22.75 x 25.5 x 9.5 in (57.8 x 64.8 x 24.1 cm)
ESTIMATE: $15,000 — $25,000
PRICE REALIZED: $46,360.00
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Lot 93
Attributed to ABRAHAM ETUNGAT, R.C.A. (1911-1999) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Incised Tusk Resting on Bear and Walrus Base, 1951
ivory, stone, and ink, 18 x 10.25 x 5.25 in (45.7 x 26 x 13.3 cm)
ESTIMATE: $3,500 — $5,000
PRICE REALIZED: $2,440.00
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Lot 94
KIAKSHUK (1886-1966) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Standing Woman , c. 1957-58
stone, 12 x 4.25 x 3.75 in (30.5 x 10.8 x 9.5 cm)
ESTIMATE: $5,000 — $8,000
PRICE REALIZED: $4,148.00
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Lot 95
ELIZABETH NUTARAALUK AULATJUT (1914-1998) ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT)
Mother Holding Child, c. 1975-1980
stone, 11 x 5.75 x 6.75 in (27.9 x 14.6 x 17.1 cm)
ESTIMATE: $8,000 — $12,000
PRICE REALIZED: $15,860.00
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Lot 96
KENOJUAK ASHEVAK, C.C., R.C.A. (1927-2013) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Bird Stretching Its Wings, 1988
stone, 9.5 x 14.5 x 4.75 in (24.1 x 36.8 x 12.1 cm)
ESTIMATE: $4,000 — $6,000
PRICE REALIZED: $3,660.00
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Lot 97
KENOJUAK ASHEVAK, C.C., R.C.A. (1927-2013) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Bountiful Bird, 1986 #11
lithograph, 21.5 x 29.25 in (54.6 x 74.3 cm)
ESTIMATE: $8,000 — $12,000
PRICE REALIZED: $19,520.00
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Lot 99
ALBERT BERRY SHOP CARVER / UNIDENTIFIED TLINGIT ARTIST
Three Works: Two Divided Raven Totem (Kiks.ádi) Model Poles and One Strongman Splitting a Seal Sea Lion, before 1909
the largest: 21.75 x 6 x 4 in (55.2 x 15.2 x 10.2 cm)
ESTIMATE: $7,000 — $10,000
PRICE REALIZED: $10,980.00
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Lot 100
ROBERT RIDLEY (1855-1934) HAIDA
Model Hollow Back Totem Pole, c. 1915
red cedar wood and mineral based pigments, 23.75 x 4 x 4.75 in (60.3 x 10.2 x 12.1 cm)
ESTIMATE: $3,500 — $5,000
PRICE REALIZED: $3,904.00
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Lot 102
UNIDENTIFIED TLINGIT ARTIST, SITKA, AK
Model Dugout Canoe with Paddles, c. 1900
wood, mineral paint, Chinese vermilion, bone black, the vessel: 3.5 x 17.75 x 3.5 in (8.9 x 45.1 x 8.9 cm) / the paddles, each: 0.25 x 9 x 1 in (0.6 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm)
ESTIMATE: $900 — $1,200
PRICE REALIZED: $1,037.00
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Lot 103
NIVIAQSI (NIVIAKSIAK) (1908-1959) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Man Hunting at Seal Hole in Ice, 1959 #11
sealskin stencil, 24 x 18 in (61 x 45.7 cm)
ESTIMATE: $40,000 — $60,000
PRICE REALIZED: $58,560.00
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Lot 104
NUNA PARR (1949-) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Striding Polar Bear Caught a Scent, c. 1990s
stone, 9 x 14 x 6.5 in (22.9 x 35.6 x 16.5 cm)
ESTIMATE: $3,500 — $5,000
PRICE REALIZED: $7,930.00
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Lot 107
MATHEW AQIGAAQ (1940-2010) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Heaping Herd of Resting Caribou, c. early 1970s
stone and antler, 7.25 x 15.5 x 9.5 in (18.4 x 39.4 x 24.1 cm)
ESTIMATE: $4,000 — $6,000
PRICE REALIZED: $12,200.00
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Lot 108
KANANGINAK POOTOOGOOK, R.C.A. (1935-2010) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Three Narwhal, 1959 #9
sealskin stencil, 18.25 x 24 in (46.4 x 61 cm)
ESTIMATE: $3,000 — $5,000
PRICE REALIZED: $14,640.00
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Lot 109
LUKTA QIATSUK (1928-2004) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Arctic Shore Birds, 1959 #3
sealskin stencil, 17.75 x 15 in (45.1 x 38.1 cm)
ESTIMATE: $3,500 — $5,000
PRICE REALIZED: $2,440.00
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Lot 110
NIVIAQSI (NIVIAKSIAK) (1908-1959) m., KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Arctic Gulls, 1959 #22
sealskinstencil, 9 x 24 in (22.9 x 61 cm)
ESTIMATE: $6,000 — $9,000
PRICE REALIZED: $3,660.00
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Lot 111
BEAU DICK (1955-2017) KWAKWA̱KA̱ʼWAKW
Ghost Mask with Articulated Raven, c. early-mid 2000s
cedar wood, horse hair, acrylic paint, and string, 15 x 8 x 9.5 in (38.1 x 20.3 x 24.1 cm)
ESTIMATE: $15,000 — $25,000
PRICE REALIZED: $25,620.00
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Lot 112
DAVID NEEL, KWAKWA̱KA̱ʼWAKW
Model Tokwit Puppet, 1994
cedar wood, hair, deer hooves, stones, and hammered cedar bark, 46 x 11 x 7.5 in (116.8 x 27.9 x 19.1 cm)
ESTIMATE: $3,000 — $5,000
PRICE REALIZED: $5,856.00
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Lot 113
DOUG LAFORTUNE SR. (1953-) COAST SALISH
Killer Whale Headdress, c. 1970s
cedar wood, pigment, and leather, dimensions variable: 23.5 x 17 x 10.5 in (59.7 x 43.2 x 26.7 cm)
ESTIMATE: $4,000 — $6,000
PRICE REALIZED: $3,660.00
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Lot 114
GEORGE SIWIS NELSON (1884-1969) KWAKWA̱KA̱ʼWAKW/QUATSINO FIRST NATION
Model Totem Pole, 1948
cedar wood and paint, 25.25 x 13 x 6 in (64.1 x 33 x 15.2 cm)
ESTIMATE: $4,000 — $6,000
PRICE REALIZED: $4,148.00
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Lot 115
RAYMOND “RAY” WILLIAMS (1933-1988), DITIDAHT/NUU-CHAH-NULTH
Model Hollowback Totem Pole, c. 1950s
wood and paint, 33 x 6.75 x 6.25 in (83.8 x 17.1 x 15.9 cm)
ESTIMATE: $1,800 — $2,800
PRICE REALIZED: $2,196.00
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Lot 116
UNIDENTIFIED COAST SALISH or NUU-CHAH-NULTH ARTIST
Model Totem Pole, c. 1920s-1930s
wood and pigments, 29.75 x 5 x 5 in (75.6 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm)
ESTIMATE: $3,000 — $5,000
PRICE REALIZED: $2,928.00
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Lot 117
UNIDENTIFIED NUU-CHAH-NULTH ARTIST
Model Seattle Totem Pole, c. 1900-1910
wood and pigment, 23.25 x 6.25 x 4.5 in (59.1 x 15.9 x 11.4 cm)
ESTIMATE: $1,200 — $1,800
PRICE REALIZED: $990.00
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Lot 118
NORVAL MORRISSEAU, C.M. (1931-2007) ANISHINAABE (OJIBWE)
Untitled Diptych (Medicine Serpent and Fourteen Figures, One with Horns), c. early-mid 1980s
acrylic and wash on canvas, overall: 35.25 x 100 in (96.5 x 254 cm)
ESTIMATE: $30,000 — $50,000
PRICE REALIZED: $34,160.00
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Lot 120
KAROO ASHEVAK (1940-1974) TALOYOAK (SPENCE BAY)
Figure Reaching Upward, c. 1971-72
whale bone and ivory, 7.25 x 5 x 6.25 in (18.4 x 12.7 x 15.9 cm)
ESTIMATE: $7,000 — $10,000
PRICE REALIZED: $7,320.00
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Lot 121
TAQIALUQ (TUK / TUQ) NUNA (1958-) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Mother Bear with Two Cubs, c. 2012
stone, 9.5 x 23 x 12.5 in (24.1 x 58.4 x 31.8 cm)
ESTIMATE: $4,000 — $6,000
PRICE REALIZED: $4,636.00
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Lot 123
Attributed to RUTH QAULLUARYUK (1932-2024) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Untitled Work on Cloth (Animals within a Floral Canopy), c. 1990s
wool stroud, embroidery floss, and feather, 35.5 x 25.5 in (90.2 x 64.8 cm)
ESTIMATE: $3,500 — $5,000
PRICE REALIZED: $14,640.00
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Lot 124
LUKE IKSIKTAARYUK (1909-1977) QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
The Great Owl, 1973 #33
stonecut, 20.5 x 25. 75 in (52.1 x 63.5 cm)
ESTIMATE: $800 — $1,200
PRICE REALIZED: $610.00
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Lot 125
QAQAQ (KAKA) ASHOONA (1928-1996) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Young Woman with Arctic Hare Companion, 1957
stone, 9.25 x 4 x 1.5 in (23.5 x 10.2 x 3.8 cm)
ESTIMATE: $4,000 — $6,000
PRICE REALIZED: $4,148.00
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Lot 126
QAQAQ (KAKA) ASHOONA (1928-1996) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Set of Chess Pieces, 1979
stone and antler, the white king, largest: 4.5 x 1.5 x 1.25 in (11.4 x 3.8 x 3.2 cm)
ESTIMATE: $4,000 — $6,000
PRICE REALIZED: $3,450.00
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Lot 128
UNIDENTIFIED MI'KMAQ ARTIST
Lidded Oval Quillwork Box, c. 1850
aniline dyed porcupine quills, birch bark, wood, spruce root, and thread, 4 x 7 x 4.5 in (10.2 x 17.8 x 11.4 cm)
ESTIMATE: $2,500 — $3,500
PRICE REALIZED: $2,928.00
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Lot 129
UNIDENTIFIED MI'KMAQ ARTIST
Lidded Rectangular Quillwork Box, c. 1840
porcupine quills, organic pre aniline dyes, wood, birch bark, and paper, 3.5 x 6.75 x 4.25 in (8.9 x 17.1 x 10.8 cm)
ESTIMATE: $2,500 — $3,500
PRICE REALIZED: $4,392.00
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Lot 131
UNIDENTIFIED NUU-CHAH-NULTH ARTIST
Model Totem Hollowback Pole, 1900-1910
wood and paint, 30.75 x 5 x 5 in (78.1 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm)
ESTIMATE: $2,500 — $3,500
PRICE REALIZED: $1,210.00
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Lot 132
UNIDENTIFIED MAKAH or NUU-CHAH-NULTH ARTIST
Model Totem Pole, c. 1910
wood and paint, 26.5 x 4.75 x 5 in (67.3 x 12.1 x 12.7 cm)
ESTIMATE: $1,500 — $2,500
PRICE REALIZED: $1,232.00
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Lot 133
CHIEF GEORGE SAM (1879-1956), COAST SALISH, SEMIAHMOO FIRST NATION
"Peace Arch" Model Totem Pole, 1938
wood and pigment, 8 x 5.75 x 2 in (20.3 x 14.6 x 5.1 cm)
ESTIMATE: $500 — $800
PRICE REALIZED: $488.00
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Lot 136
DAVIDIALUK ALASUA AMITTU (1910-1976) PUVIRNITUQ (POVUNGNITUK)
Man Decapitated by Northern Lights, mid-late 1960s
stone, 3 x 3.75 x 4.25 in (7.6 x 9.5 x 10.8 cm)
ESTIMATE: $1,500 — $2,500
PRICE REALIZED: $1,708.00
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Lot 137
JOE TALIRUNILI (1893-1976) PUVIRNITUQ (POVUNGNITUK)
Standing Woman with Pail and Scoop, mid-late 1960s
stone, antler, and, string, 4.5 x 2.25 x 2.25 in (11.4 x 5.7 x 5.7 cm)
ESTIMATE: $1,200— $1,800
PRICE REALIZED: $2,196.00
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Lot 138
JOE TALIRUNILI (1893-1976) PUVIRNITUQ (POVUNGNITUK)
Alert Arctic Hare, c. 1970
stone, 4.75 x 2.5 x 1.75 (12.1 x 6.3 x 4.4 cm)
ESTIMATE: $2,000 — $3,000
PRICE REALIZED: $7,930.00
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Lot 141
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: $3,660.00
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Lot 142
EEGYVUDLUK RAGEE (1920-1983) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Vision of Caribou, 1960 #4
stonecut and whale bone cut print, 23.75 x 25.75 in (60.3 x 65.4 cm)
ESTIMATE: $3,000 — $5,000
PRICE REALIZED: $2,440.00
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Lot 143
KIAKSHUK (1886-1966) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Driving Moulting Geese into Stone Pens (2), 1960 (Dorset Series)
stencil, 20 x 26 in (50.8 x 66 cm)
ESTIMATE: $1,800 — $2,800
PRICE REALIZED: $1,220.0
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Lot 144
KIAKSHUK (1886-1966) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Eskimo Mother with Fox Trap, 1961 #12
stonecut, 26.75 x 14.5 in (67.9 x 36.8 cm)
ESTIMATE: $700 — $1,000
PRICE REALIZED: $793.00
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Lot 146
UNIDENTIFIED TLINGIT ARTIST
Bird and Captured Whale, c. 1890s-1900
wood and paint, 12.5 x 4 x 4.25 in (31.8 x 10.2 x 10.8 cm)
ESTIMATE: $1,000— $1,500
PRICE REALIZED: $1,586.00
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Lot 147
UNIDENTIFIED IÑUPIAQ ARTIST, KOBUK RIVER, AK
Bowl, c. 1930s-1940s
wood and pigment, 2 x 7.25 x 7.25 in (5.1 x 18.4 x 18.4 cm)
ESTIMATE: $500 — $800
PRICE REALIZED: $488.00
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Lot 149
PAULASSIE POOTOOGOOK (1927-2006) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Muskox, 1966
stone, 5.75 x 10 x 4.75 in (14.6 x 25.4 x 12.1 cm)
ESTIMATE: $2,000 — $3,000
PRICE REALIZED: $1,342.00
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