PETER PITSEOLAK (1902-1973) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Female Shaman Transforming into a Polar Bear, c. 1960
stone, 2.5 x 5.25 x 1.75 in (6.3 x 13.3 x 4.4 cm)
unsigned.
unsigned.
LOT 4
ESTIMATE: $2,000 — $3,000
PRICE REALIZED: $1,800.00
ESTIMATE: $2,000 — $3,000
PRICE REALIZED: $1,800.00
Further images
Despite being best known as a photographer and historian, Peter Pitseolak was also a gifted sculptor and graphic artist. Pitseolak realized the importance of documenting a way of life that...
Despite being best known as a photographer and historian, Peter Pitseolak was also a gifted sculptor and graphic artist. Pitseolak realized the importance of documenting a way of life that was disappearing before his very eyes. He understood that not only was the semi-nomadic camp life fading away but so too were many of the ancient beliefs as many Inuit converted to Christianity. In this wonderfully carved transformation, Pitseolak presents us with a talisman which is small but packs a powerful punch. Interestingly, the image reminds us of contemporaneous carvings by the gifted Kugluktuk (Coppermine) artist Peggy Ekagina.
Provenance
Ex. Collection Red Petersen;His sale, Waddington's, Toronto, 1981;
Acquired from the above by Marcia & Harry Klamer;
Their sale, Waddington's, April 2005, Lot 175;
Acquired from the above by John & Joyce Price, Seattle.
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