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SIMON TOOKOOME (1934-2010) QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Qadruhuaq, The Mysterious Helper, 1972 #24Printmaker: SIMON TOOKOOME (1934-2010) QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
stonecut and stencil, 22.75 x 29 in (57.8 x 73.7 cm), framed, sight
31/47LOT 70
ESTIMATE: $300 — $500
PRICE REALIZED: $244.00Further images
One of the earliest stars of the Baker Lake print program, Tookoome produced almost 80 prints in his career, 12 of which were in the hugely important 1970, ’71, and...One of the earliest stars of the Baker Lake print program, Tookoome produced almost 80 prints in his career, 12 of which were in the hugely important 1970, ’71, and ’72 Catalogues. Tookoome’s 1973 stonecut The World of Man and the World of Animals Come Together in the Shaman was used by Canada Post on a postage stamp for their Inuit series “Spirits”. Most of Tookoome’s earliest images depict fantastic scenes from the Inuit spirit world. Qadruhuaq seems to be a shape shifting spirit helper supporting a supine shaman figure. This wonderful image is also in the collections of the Winnipeg Art Gallery and the National Gallery of Canada.Provenance
Private Collection, Waterloo, Ont.52of 52
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