UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST, TALOYOAK (SPENCE BAY)
Seated Figure with Bow Drill
braided sinew, skin, and antler, 2 x 3 x 3 in (5.1 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm)
unsigned.
LOT 59
ESTIMATE: $100 — $150
unsigned.
LOT 59
ESTIMATE: $100 — $150
For similar works made of the braided back muscles of a caribou, see Tug of War by Annie Tallrak Arqviq, illustrated in Lorraine E. Brandson, Carved from the Land: The...
For similar works made of the braided back muscles of a caribou, see Tug of War by Annie Tallrak Arqviq, illustrated in Lorraine E. Brandson, Carved from the Land: The Eskimo Museum Collection, (Churchill, MB: Eskimo Museum, 1994),
p. 165; Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec: Permanent Collection, Inuit Arts and Crafts, 1900-1980, (Montreal: Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec, 1980), p .151, pl. 201
p. 165; Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec: Permanent Collection, Inuit Arts and Crafts, 1900-1980, (Montreal: Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec, 1980), p .151, pl. 201
Provenance
Private Collection, Montreal;Estate of the above.
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