JANET KIGUSIUQ (1926-2005) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE), Naatuq's Story (My Grandmother's Story), mid-late 1970s

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graphite and coloured pencil on heavy BFK Rives watermarked paper, 22 x 30 in (55.9 x 76.2 cm)
signed and inscribed with artist's disc number, "ᑭᒍᓯᐅ ' E271";
extensively inscribed in syllabics by the artist with didactic information.

LOT 37
ESTIMATE: $700 — $1,000
PRICE REALIZED: $480.00

On the verso of the work, in an unknown hand, the translation of Kigusiuq's didactic text has been provided, 'Naatuq, My Grandmother's Story. '[Stop?] lying!' 'Do not say (that it...

On the verso of the work, in an unknown hand, the translation of Kigusiuq's didactic text has been provided,
'Naatuq, My Grandmother's Story. '[Stop?] lying!" "Do not say (that it was) Kanayuq." (not Kanaguyq's stories) / [unknown, paper skinned] these are Naatuq's stories." "We also used to / [unknown, paper skinned] them from my grandmother." [unknown, paper skinned] have just read that the stories came from Kanayuq." / apparently you (all of you) have been telling lies (about who is telling the stories) / "My grandparents, the Noahs, used to tell truthfull stories. / I know, because now I have seen these things on T.V. and in / the movies." (in space travel etc, travel to the moon) / "Here is (the legend of) the brother and sister." / (the brother + sister who became the sun and the moon.)"

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Private Collection, Lunenburg, NS.

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