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Artworks
DAVID IKUTAAQ (1929-1984) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Hunter with Captured Bear, late 1970sstone, 6.5 x 10 x 3.75 in (16.5 x 25.4 x 9.5 cm)
signed, "ᐃᑲᑕ".LOT 46
ESTIMATE: $300 — $500
PRICE REALIZED: $97.60Further images
David Ikutaaq was less prolific and less well-known than artists such as Barnabus Arnasungaaq, Peter Sevoga, and Mathew Aqigaaq (his brother), and so has sadly been overlooked in the history...David Ikutaaq was less prolific and less well-known than artists such as Barnabus Arnasungaaq, Peter Sevoga, and Mathew Aqigaaq (his brother), and so has sadly been overlooked in the history of Qamani’tuaq sculpture. Most of his works were fairly modest in scale. This Hunter with Captured Bear would be considered one of his larger works. Rather than being an action-packed hunting scene or a display of triumph, the sculpture depicts a no doubt exhausted hunter resting – and perhaps pausing to reflect – after the exertion of having successfully killed his dangerous prey.
Provenance
Private Collection, Toronto.
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