JESSIE OONARK, O.C., R.C.A (1906-1985) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Helped By Spirits, 1970 (1971 #15)
Printmaker: THOMAS IKSIRAQ (1941-1991) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
stonecut, 21.25 x 17 in (54 x 43.2 cm)
5/45
stonecut, 21.25 x 17 in (54 x 43.2 cm)
5/45
LOT 36
ESTIMATE: $600 — $900
PRICE REALIZED: $536.80
ESTIMATE: $600 — $900
PRICE REALIZED: $536.80
In the 1977 book Shamans and Spirits: Myths and Medical Symbolism in Eskimo Art, Estrellita Karsh explains the symbolism in the current print, stating, 'The forehead band indicates sickness; the...
In the 1977 book Shamans and Spirits: Myths and Medical Symbolism in Eskimo Art, Estrellita Karsh explains the symbolism in the current print, stating, "The forehead band indicates sickness; the symbolic tools and animals hurry to assist the distraught man."
Provenance
Collection of John and Joyce Price, Seattle.Literature
Image reproduced in Estrellita Karsh, et. al, Shamans and Spirits: Myths and Medical Symbolism in Eskimo Art, (Ottawa: National Museum of Man, 1977), pl. 11, unpaginated and Marie Bouchard, Power of Thought: The Prints of Jessie Oonark, exh. cat., (Richmond, VA: Marsh Art Gallery, 2001), p. 19Join Our Mailing List
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