PEGGY EKAGINA (1919-1992) KUGLUKTUK (COPPERMINE)
signed and dated, "EKAGINA '75";
accompanied by original igloo tag.
Peggy Ekagina was undoubtedly the most famous artist from Kugluktuk, but instead of carving the model igloos and camp tableaux for which Kugluktuk is best known she was drawn to the theme of human/animal transformations. Her trademark image consists of a female head or face with beautiful long braids transposed onto the body of an animal. Bears and ermines are prominent in her choice of animals, but she also carved the occasional fish-woman and even muskox-women.
Provenance
Private Collection, Australia.Literature
For similar works by the artist see Darlene Coward Wight, The Faye and Bert Settler Collection (Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2004), p. 130; Walker’s Auctions, Ottawa, Nov. 2013, Lot 3a.Join Our Mailing List
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