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    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: ATTR: OSUITOK IPEELEE, R.C.A. (1923-2005) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET), Pod of Walruses, c. 1968-70
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: ATTR: OSUITOK IPEELEE, R.C.A. (1923-2005) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET), Pod of Walruses, c. 1968-70
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: ATTR: OSUITOK IPEELEE, R.C.A. (1923-2005) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET), Pod of Walruses, c. 1968-70
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: ATTR: OSUITOK IPEELEE, R.C.A. (1923-2005) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET), Pod of Walruses, c. 1968-70
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: ATTR: OSUITOK IPEELEE, R.C.A. (1923-2005) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET), Pod of Walruses, c. 1968-70

    ATTR: OSUITOK IPEELEE, R.C.A. (1923-2005) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)

    Pod of Walruses, c. 1968-70
    stone and antler, 9.5 x 19.5 x 11 in (24.1 x 49.5 x 27.9 cm)
    unsigned.

    LOT 116
    ESTIMATE: $3,000 — $5,000
    PRICE REALIZED: $6,600.00

    Further images

    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 1 ) UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST, GREENLAND, Tupilak, early 1970s
    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 2 ) UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST, GREENLAND, Tupilak, early 1970s
    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 3 ) UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST, GREENLAND, Tupilak, early 1970s
    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 4 ) UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST, GREENLAND, Tupilak, early 1970s
    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 5 ) UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST, GREENLAND, Tupilak, early 1970s
    Although unsigned, we think it quite likely that this endearing walrus composition is the work of Osuitok Ipeelee. Walruses, either alone or in groups, were a common subject for the...
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    Although unsigned, we think it quite likely that this endearing walrus composition is the work of Osuitok Ipeelee. Walruses, either alone or in groups, were a common subject for the artist in the 1960s and 70s. Carved from a beautiful example of 1960s Cape Dorset serpentinite stone, this lovely composition zooms in on four walruses packed cheek by jowl. Walruses are very social animals and in the late summer and fall they congregate in huge numbers on rocky outcrops and beaches, in separate male and female herds.


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    Provenance

    A Toronto Estate.
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