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Artworks
SIMON TOOKOOME (1934-2010) QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Two Headed Dog Chasing Qiviuq, 1975 (1976 #15)Printmaker: SIMON TOOKOOME (1934-2010) QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
stonecut and stencil, 24.75 x 37.25 in (62.9 x 94.6 cm)
38/46LOT 51
ESTIMATE: $300 — $500
PRICE REALIZED: $384.00The legend of Qiviuq's Journey is one of the most important and well-known northern legends. A story of life morals and survival lessons, a lost Inuit hunter must find his...The legend of Qiviuq's Journey is one of the most important and well-known northern legends. A story of life morals and survival lessons, a lost Inuit hunter must find his way home by overcoming many obstacles and foes. While traversing the known landscape, dangers of life in the Arctic reflect the dark side of this story. Simone Tookoome would return to Qiviuq's Journey many times throughout his career to illustrate the many scenes and characters of the story, originally told to him by his mother.
Provenance
Private Collection, Hamilton.Publications
For more of Simon Tookoome's drawings, including a figure from this work, see Simon Tookoome ill., Sheldon Oberman ed., The Shaman's Nephew: A Life in The Far North (Toronto: Stoddart Kids, 1999).
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