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Artworks
ATTRIBUTED TO AMIDLAK (1897-1961) m., INUKJUAK (PORT HARRISON)
Bird's Head Match Holder, c. 1949stone, soap, white and black inlay, 2.5 x 5.75 x 2 in (6.3 x 14.6 x 5.1 cm)
unsigned.LOT 3
ESTIMATE: $1,200 — $1,800Further images
Darlene Wight’s Early Masters exhibition catalogue illustrates several very early decorated match holders from Inukjuak, carved in stone and ivory by unknown hands. Also illustrated are similar functional but quite...Darlene Wight’s Early Masters exhibition catalogue illustrates several very early decorated match holders from Inukjuak, carved in stone and ivory by unknown hands. Also illustrated are similar functional but quite artistic objects attributed to three important artists: Akeeaktashuk, Pilipusi Novalinga, and Amidlak. [1] Of these, the example that seems strikingly like this lovely piece is the Owl-Shaped Match Holder by Amidlak. Both of these delightfully quirky artworks transcend the category of “souvenir” even if they are functional objects.
1. See Darlene Coward Wight, Early Masters: Inuit Sculpture 1949-1955, (Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2006), pp. 25-27, 33, 43, 46.Provenance
Collection of John & Joyce Price, Seattle, WA.Publications
George Swinton, Sculpture of the Inuit, (Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1972/92), fig. 50, p. 32.
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