LUKE ANOWTALIK (1932-2006) ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT)
unsigned.
ESTIMATE: $800 — $1,200
PRICE REALIZED: $2,196.00
Further images
Anowtalik’s swinging figures are usually referred to as “acrobats.” There is an Inuit tradition of gymnastics, games, and song contests often performed in a large, specially constructed communal igloo known as a qaggiq. Anowtalik’s whimsical imagination is best revealed in his antler works. These range from single acrobat figures, as seen here, to complex constructions consisting of a dozen or more animal, human, and spirit figures attached to sizeable bases. Swinging Acrobat has the simplicity and charm of a child’s toy, and is very much in the pinguaq (playful imitation) tradition in Arviat art.
Provenance
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