ELI TIKEAYAK (1933-1995) KANGIQLINIQ (RANKIN INLET)
Bird Woman, c. 1974-77
brown and blue glazed ceramic, 11.5 x 9 x 7.5 in (29.2 x 22.9 x 19.1 cm)
signed and inscribed, "6175-164 / ᑎᑭᐊᔭ".
signed and inscribed, "6175-164 / ᑎᑭᐊᔭ".
LOT 32
ESTIMATE: $600 — $900
PRICE REALIZED: $480.00
ESTIMATE: $600 — $900
PRICE REALIZED: $480.00
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Continuing the efforts of craft officer Claude Grenier, by the late 1970s only a handful of artists, including Eli Tikeayak were amongst those still working in the soon-to-be closed ceramic...
Continuing the efforts of craft officer Claude Grenier, by the late 1970s only a handful of artists, including Eli Tikeayak were amongst those still working in the soon-to-be closed ceramic facility. This work, employs the experimental salt glazing technique, in which salt is thrown in to a kiln. The chemical reaction of the salt with the silica in the clay produces a high gloss finish with streaks of brilliant, icy blue.
Provenance
Fleet Gallery, Winnipeg, MB;Acquired from the above by the present Private Collection, Lunenburg, NS, July 1977
Literature
For additional information on the early efforts of the Kangiqliniq (Rankin Inlet) ceramics program, see Claude Grenier, "Some Wonderful Creative Years in Rankin Inlet, About Arts and Crafts: News for Inuit Artists, Vol. V, Np. 1, 1982, pp. 28-34. See also Dave Sutherland, "The Sad Tale of the Rankin Inlet Ceramics Experiment — 1963-1975," Inuit Art Quarterly, Summer 1994, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 52-55.Join Our Mailing List
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