SYOLLIE AMITUK (1936-1986) PUVIRNITUQ (POVUNGNITUK)
Legend of the Eagle Kidnapping an Eskimo Woman from Summer Camp, 1974 II #19
Printmaker: SYOLLIE AMITUK (1936-1986) PUVIRNITUQ (POVUNGNITUK)
stonecut, 24 x 37 in (61 x 94 cm), matted and unframed.
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LOT 107
ESTIMATE: $400 — $600
PRICE REALIZED: $456.00
stonecut, 24 x 37 in (61 x 94 cm), matted and unframed.
2/50
LOT 107
ESTIMATE: $400 — $600
PRICE REALIZED: $456.00
The text for The Inuit Print (op. cited) describes, “The legend tells of a girl carried off by an eagle to become his wife. She escapes by braiding caribou sinew...
The text for The Inuit Print (op. cited) describes, “The legend tells of a girl carried off by an eagle to become his wife. She escapes by braiding caribou sinew into a rope and letting herself down from the cliff to which she was carried (Rasmussen 1959: 285). The artist’s name is carved into the stone block. Syollie made this print in 1974 during a workshop conducted by Kanaginak, of Cape Dorset. He [Syollie] did another episode of the legend the following year (Arctic Quebec print catalogue 1975, No. 24). An earlier print (Povungituk print catalogue 1972, No. 18) shows the abduction and yet another episode.”
Provenance
Corporate Collection, Toronto.Literature
Image reproduced in The Inuit Print, travelling exh., (Ottawa: National Museums of Canada and the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, 1977), p. 161, pl. 2Join Our Mailing List
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