JOBIE OHAITUK (1946-) INUKJUAK (PORT HARRISON)
dated, inscribed (titled?), "83 / ᑯᐱᕈ ᐃ[ᒪ?ᑕ?] ᒥ";
signed, "ᔪᐱ / ᐅᑲᐃᑐ".
ESTIMATE: $200 — $400
Further images
Ohaituk was born in Inukjuak in 1946 and is a distinguished second-generation sculptor and printmaker. While his work generally focuses on images of people and animals, he occasionally delves into the spirit world. This intriguing sculpture depicts a fantastical creature with a birdlike head atop a svelte, elongated, four-legged body. While carved and smoothly finished in a stone common to Inukjuak, one might be forgiven for mistaking this work for that of Puvirnituq’s Eli Sallualu Qinuajua.
Provenance
Ex. Coll. Dr Francis Sparshott;Waddington's, 24 Nov 2016, Lot 382;
Ex. Collection of Marian and John "Scotty" Scott, Manhattan Beach, CA;
Bonham's, 1 May 2020, Lot 3p.
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