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Artworks
UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST, KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Seated Dog, early 1950sstone, 4.25 x 4 x 2.5 in (10.8 x 10.2 x 6.3 cm)
unsigned.Lot 110
ESTIMATE: $1,200 — $1,800
PRICE REALIZED: $1,080.00Further images
Like the previous lot, this naturalistically carved, palm-sized jewel is the work of an unidentified hand, although we think it is carved finely enough to consider Sheokjuk Oqutaq as a...Like the previous lot, this naturalistically carved, palm-sized jewel is the work of an unidentified hand, although we think it is carved finely enough to consider Sheokjuk Oqutaq as a possible maker. It is somewhat ironic that even though each Inuit camp of the day had a bevy of canines, the solitary dog is a somewhat rare subject in Inuit art. Dogs were routinely featured as parts of larger compositions such as hunting or sledding scenes yet despite their importance in Inuit camp life, they are seemingly given short shrift in artistic representation. One wonders whether as “beasts of burden” dogs were not accorded the same importance as other Arctic fauna despite their symbiotic relationship with their masters. Regardless, this handsome specimen patiently awaits his owner!Provenance
Private Collection, B.C.
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