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Artworks
NORVAL MORRISSEAU, C.M. (1931-2007) ANISHINAABE (OJIBWE)
Bird, c. 1964-9acrylic on Russel Flint Handmade watermarked wove paper, 22 x 14 in (55.9 x 35.6 cm)
signed, "ᐅ/ᓴ/ᐘ/ᐱ/ᑯ/ᐱ/ᓀ/ᓯ";
inscribed in ink, verso, in an unknown hand, "Yocer(?)".LOT 119
ESTIMATE: $1,200 — $1,800
PRICE REALIZED: $1,080.00Birds in Morrisseau's works often hold spiritual and mythological significance. They can represent messengers or intermediaries between the earthly realm and the spirit world. The Anishinaabe have numerous stories in...Birds in Morrisseau's works often hold spiritual and mythological significance. They can represent messengers or intermediaries between the earthly realm and the spirit world. The Anishinaabe have numerous stories in which birds play crucial roles, conveying messages from the Creator or aiding humans.Provenance
By repute of D&J Ritchie's, Toronto: Acquired directly from the artist by a Private Collection;
D&J Ritchie's, Toronto, 7 December 1987, lot 54;
Private Collection, Ontario;
Bequeathed to the present Private Collection, Hamilton.
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