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Artworks
BARNABUS ARNASUNGAAQ (1924-2017) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Muskox, c. 1970-71muskox horn and graphite, 1 x 1.5 x 0.5 in (2.5 x 3.8 x 1.3 cm)
unsigned.Lot 149
ESTIMATE: $600 — $900
PRICE REALIZED: $528.00Further images
Like the previous lot, this charm-sized muskox packs as much punch as significantly larger works by the artist and one wonders whether it might have been carved as a fetish...Like the previous lot, this charm-sized muskox packs as much punch as significantly larger works by the artist and one wonders whether it might have been carved as a fetish object (see Lot 147). Barnabus seems to have had a brief fascination with muskox horn as a carving material. Horn is certainly softer than the dense black stone in common usage in Baker Lake at the time and, unlike stone, is wonderfully translucent. The natural striations in the horn effectively mimic the coarse guard hairs of the muskox. Simply wonderful!Provenance
Collection of Mr. Jack Butler, acquired directly from the artist.
Jack and Sheila Butler were arts advisors in Baker Lake in the crucial years of artistic flowering in the community from 1969 to 1976.
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