MARK TUNGILIK (1913-1986) NAUJAAT (REPULSE BAY)
signed and inscribed, "ᑐᒋᓕ / ᓇᐅᔭ (Naujaat [Repulse Bay])".
ESTIMATE: $3,500 — $5,000
Further images
Although best-known for his ivory miniatures, Mark Tungilik did regularly carve in stone, and with charming results. Stone, of course, allowed for a larger scale, practically gargantuan in comparison to some of his micro-miniatures, something that seems only fitting for this massive-looking Arctic mammal. This Muskox is a delightful member of Tungilik’s “herd”: solid and angular with a charismatic little smile beneath its inset horns. Balanced upon a set of solid hooves, Muskox would be a delightful addition to your own herd, perhaps bringing up the rear for his smaller brethren!
References: For another stone Muskox by the artist, see First Arts, 1 December 2020, Lot 148. For a similar and contemporaneous work by the artist see Marion Scott Gallery, Inspiration: Four Decades of Sculpture by Canadian Inuit, (Vancouver, 1995), cat. 12.
Provenance
Purchased from an art gallery in Yellowknife c. 1970;by descent to a Private Collection, Ottawa.
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