LUKTA QIATSUK (1928-2004) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Swimming Loon, 1990s
stone, 5 x 8.25 x 3 in (12.7 x 21 x 7.6 cm)
signed, “ᓗᑕ ᑭᐊᓯ".
signed, “ᓗᑕ ᑭᐊᓯ".
Further images
Conceived and carved as a single, low-lying form, this lovely loon features a long, tapering body that pulls the eye forward to the lifted neck and beak. Incised wing lines...
Conceived and carved as a single, low-lying form, this lovely loon features a long, tapering body that pulls the eye forward to the lifted neck and beak. Incised wing lines break the smooth flank. The mottled brown-green stone reads like a feathered back, polished to a deep sheen.