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Artworks
JOE TALIRUNILI (1893-1976) PUVIRNITUQ (POVUNGNITUK)
Standing Caribou, c. 1965stone and antler, 4.25 x 6 x 1.5 in (10.8 x 15.2 x 3.8 cm), dimensions reflect measurements with antlers;
signed and inscribed with disc number, "JOE9818".LOT 142
ESTIMATE: $900 — $1,200
PRICE REALIZED: $2,562.00Further images
If Joe Talirunili’s Migration scenes are among the most compelling Inuit images, his depictions of solitary caribou are certainly among the most charming. A hunting injury in his youth left...If Joe Talirunili’s Migration scenes are among the most compelling Inuit images, his depictions of solitary caribou are certainly among the most charming. A hunting injury in his youth left Joe with a permanently damaged arm which made it challenging for him to carve works with fine detail. Given the fragility of stone and the delicate nature of caribou legs, Talirunili only carved them infrequently. Pity. This example is particularly winsome
References: For other examples of caribou by Talirunili see Robert Kardosh, Vision and Form: The Norman Zepp - Judith Varga Collection of Inuit Art, exh.cat., (Vancouver: Marion Scott Gallery, 2003), fig. 1, p. 22; and Marybelle Myers, Joe Talirunili: a grace beyond the reach of art, (Montreal: La Federation des cooperatives du Nouveau-Quebec, 1977), p. 12Provenance
Waddington's, Toronto, Nov 2015, Lot 56;
Acquired from the above Norman Zepp & Judith Varga, Saskatoon, SK.
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