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Artworks
KIASIHA (?) IKPIARJUK (ARCTIC BAY)
Arctic Hares and Owl on Base, c. mid-late 1960swhalebone and stone, 2.5 x 4.5 x 2.75 in (6.3 x 11.4 x 7 cm)
signed indistinctly, "KIASIHA (?)".
LOT 47
ESTIMATE: $600 — $900
PRICE REALIZED: $780.00Further images
Although heavily incised in Roman orthography, the signature on this piece is, sadly, indecipherable. Although almost certainly from north Baffin Island, there is some debate as to whether this charming...Although heavily incised in Roman orthography, the signature on this piece is, sadly, indecipherable. Although almost certainly from north Baffin Island, there is some debate as to whether this charming sculpture hails from Ikpiarjuk (Arctic Bay) or possibly Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet). The whimsical composition of a chance encounter between a pair of arctic hares and a bemused owl is an endearing study in contrasts of both colour and texture. The two rich and smooth black stone elements play off wonderfully against their porous, cream-coloured whale bone counterparts. Despite the enigmatic attribution, this piece stands on its own merits. Lovely!
References: For several examples of works from Ikpiarjuk (Arctic Bay), see Bernadette Driscoll, Baffin Island, (Winnipeg: Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1983), cats. 1-27, p. 61-79. See also “The Artists of Arctic Bay,” The Beaver, Autumn 1967, p. 20-25. For drawings by artists from both settlements see Jean Blodgett, North Baffin Drawings: Collected by Terry Ryan on North Baffin Island in 1964, (Toronto: Art Gallery of Ontario, 1986).Provenance
Private Collection, British Columbia.
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