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    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST, INUKJUAK (PORT HARRISON), A Standing Hunter, c. 1950s
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    UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST, INUKJUAK (PORT HARRISON)

    A Standing Hunter, c. 1950s
    stone, ivory, and soap inlay, 7 x 3 x 2.5 in (17.8 x 7.6 x 6.3 cm)
    unsigned;
    partial remnants of an old label, inscribed indistinctly in an unknown hand, affixed verso.

    Further images

    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 1 ) DAVID ARNASUNGAAQ (1964-) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE), Lounging Seal, c. 1990
    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 2 ) DAVID ARNASUNGAAQ (1964-) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE), Lounging Seal, c. 1990
    It may never be possible to identify the artist who carved this wonderful Hunter, which clearly dates from the early 1950s. The Inuk stands rigidly frontal and displays an affinity...
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    It may never be possible to identify the artist who carved this wonderful Hunter, which clearly dates from the early 1950s. The Inuk stands rigidly frontal and displays an affinity for the techniques and proportional structures used in early toy soldiers. He stands with his arms slightly raised and terminating in clenched fists as he advances toward his unseen target.


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    Provenance

    Private Collection, Toronto.
    Estate of the above.
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