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Artworks
UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST, INUKJUAK (PORT HARRISON)
Hunter Seated on a Qamutiq (Dog Sled), early-mid 1950sstone, ivory, sealskin, and sinew, 4 x 13.75 x 2.5 in (10.2 x 34.9 x 6.3 cm)
unsigned.Further images
In its workmanship and finesse, this gorgeous dog sled model by an Inukjuak carver rivals contemporaneous works by the great Cape Dorset artist Sheokjuk Oqutaq. Both the stone and ivory...In its workmanship and finesse, this gorgeous dog sled model by an Inukjuak carver rivals contemporaneous works by the great Cape Dorset artist Sheokjuk Oqutaq. Both the stone and ivory elements are meticulously crafted; the sensitively carved figure of the hunter shows him momentarily resting rather than pressing on his team of dogs.
References: There are some stylistic similarities to identified works by Inukjuak sculptures in the Winnipeg Art Gallery to suggest a potential attribution for this work. One possibility is Isa Oomayoulook (1915-1976), based on the treatment of the kamiks, in particular. Another possibility is Syollie (Sarollie) Weetaluktuk (1906-1962). See Darlene Coward Wight, Early Masters: Inuit Sculpture 1949-1955, (Winnipeg: Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2006), p. 57 and 67, respectively, for examples. For other works by Inukjuak sculptors, both known and unidentified, see Jean Blodgett, Port Harrison / Inoucdjouac, (Winnipeg: Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1976); and A. Barry Roberts, The Inuit Artists of Inoucdjouac, P.Q., (Montreal: La Fédération des Co-opératives du Nouveau Québec, 1978).Provenance
Important Private Collection, Canada.
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