MATHEW AQIGAAQ (1940-2010) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Drum Dancer, early-mid 1980s
stone and antler, 10 x 6 x 6 in (25.4 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm)
signed, "ᐊᑭᒐ".
LOT 66
ESTIMATE: $800 — $1,200
signed, "ᐊᑭᒐ".
LOT 66
ESTIMATE: $800 — $1,200
Aqigaaq's carving are characterized by the artist's unwavering interest in volume and form, and the present work is no exception. The voluminous presence of this drum dancer — a recurrent...
Aqigaaq's carving are characterized by the artist's unwavering interest in volume and form, and the present work is no exception. The voluminous presence of this drum dancer — a recurrent motif not just in Aqigaaq's work but in Inuit art more broadly —posits the cultural significance of drum dancing throughout the Arctic, and in particular, Aqigaaq's home of Qamani'tuaq (Baker Lake).
Provenance
Acquired in Qamani'tuaq (Baker Lake), c. 1980 by the present Private Collection, Kingston.Join Our Mailing List
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