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Artworks
JOSIE PAMIUTU PAPIALUK (1918-1996) PUVIRNITUQ (POVUNGNITUK)
Day 29 (When Springtime Arrives), 1985felt tip on heavy wove paper, 13 x 19.5 in (33 x 49.5 cm)
signed, "JOSIE P PAPIALOOK";
titled and dated "ᐅᓗᒐ 29 1985";
further inscribed, "ᑕᒪᑯᐊ ᐃᒪᓗᒥ ᓄᓇᓕ ᐊᔪᓴᔭᒋᑐ ᑕᐃᒪᑕᒐ ᐊᓚᐳᒐ ᓱᓕᓱᒐ".LOT 107
ESTIMATE: $400 — $600
PRICE REALIZED: $1,140.00The translation of the inscription reads, 'The plants are sweet and that is good / Animals then arrive according to the season / As the land blooms / That is...The translation of the inscription reads, "The plants are sweet and that is good / Animals then arrive according to the season / As the land blooms / That is what we see and look upon / And such beauty to behold / When springtime arrives / I celebrate the life given to us / Grateful for itWe have help in abundance / something to be joyful about/ /We have food and water/ /That is provided for / That’s it".
First Arts extends our gratitude to Talasia Tulugak for her assistance in cataloguing this lot.
Provenance
Private Collection, Hamilton.
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