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Artworks
SILAS KAYAKJUAK (QAYAQJUAQ) (1956-) SANIRAJAK (HALL BEACH) / OTTAWA
Mother and Child, 2016caribou antler, 3.5 x 2.5 x 2 in (8.9 x 6.3 x 5.1 cm)
signed and dated, " SILAS / ᓴᐄᓚᓯ / 16".LOT 50
ESTIMATE: $400 — $600Further images
At an intimate scale befitting its subject, this artwork captures a moment of profound tenderness. Every detail, no matter how small, is executed with care: the mother’s braid delicately rendered,...At an intimate scale befitting its subject, this artwork captures a moment of profound tenderness. Every detail, no matter how small, is executed with care: the mother’s braid delicately rendered, cascading over her hood and down her back with remarkable precision. The child, safely nestled in the hood, brings a tiny hand to its mouth—perhaps instinctively sucking its thumb, as babies often do. To our eye, this diminutive work invites us to see it not only as a sculpture but as a talisman. For what greater magic exists than a mother’s love, rendered here in the purity of form and the evocative power of simplicity?
Provenance
Galerie Elca London, Knowlton, QC.
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