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Artworks
TAQIALUQ NUNA (1958-) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Family of Bearsstone, 8.5 x 19 x 13 in (21.6 x 48.3 x 33 cm)
unsigned.
LOT 87
ESTIMATE: $2,000 — $3,000Further images
Taqialuq learned how to carve by first observing his father Sharky Nuna (1918-1979). Remarkably, he created his first carving at the age of eight. Taqialuq portrays his favourite subjects, polar...Taqialuq learned how to carve by first observing his father Sharky Nuna (1918-1979). Remarkably, he created his first carving at the age of eight. Taqialuq portrays his favourite subjects, polar bears, with the observational skills of a hunter and the sensibility of an admirer.Provenance
Private Collection, Ottawa.