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Artworks
MARC ALIKASWA (1928-2008) ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT)
Man with Snow Probe, mid-late 1970sstone and antler, 7.5 x 4 x 2 in (19.1 x 10.2 x 5.1 cm)
unsigned.LOT 9
ESTIMATE: $800 — $1,200
PRICE REALIZED: $780.00Further images
Like most of his Arviat peers, Alikaswa preferred carving single figures or mothers with children. The great majority of Alikaswa’s sculptures are quite small and the figures he created, with...Like most of his Arviat peers, Alikaswa preferred carving single figures or mothers with children. The great majority of Alikaswa’s sculptures are quite small and the figures he created, with their simple drilled facial features, often have an air of hesitancy and even melancholy. This wonderful figure, however, seems to engage the viewer in an invitingly friendly manner. Whereas most Alikaswa sculptures are relatively monolithic, this fellow jauntily holds aloft a snow probe fashioned from caribou antler.
Provenance
Collection of John and Joyce Price, Seattle.
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