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Artworks
UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST, possibly QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Head of a Man, mid 1960santler, 3.5 x 1.25 x 3.5 in (8.9 x 3.2 x 8.9 cm)
unsigned.$ 350.00Further images
Qamani'tuaq has long been a gathering place for diverse Inuit groups, and it remains a vibrant centre of artistic expression in northern Canada. The region’s geography yields dark, durable basalt...Qamani'tuaq has long been a gathering place for diverse Inuit groups, and it remains a vibrant centre of artistic expression in northern Canada. The region’s geography yields dark, durable basalt that has shaped its carving traditions for generations. Situated inland at the mouth of the Thelon River, the community is also a natural crossroads for Arctic wildlife, most notably caribou. This lively portrayal of a jovial antler Inuk, finely carved and polished, carries a portrait-like quality and a scale almost suggestive of a talisman.Provenance
Collection of Vivian Julien, a schoolteacher who worked in the Canadian Arctic from the late 1950s until the mid 1970s;
by descent to a Private Collection, Ontario.
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