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Artworks
JACOB IRKOK (1937-2009) ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT)
Bear and Seal, c. 1990stone, and antler, 8.75 x 5.5 x 4.5 in (22.2 x 14 x 11.4 cm)
signed, "JACOB / IRKOK / ᐃᕐᑯᒃ"".2$ 1,250.00Further images
Although perhaps better known for his works in caribou antler, Jacob Irkok was a supremely talented stone carver. Irkok produced a veritable menagerie of animals from air, land, and sea...Although perhaps better known for his works in caribou antler, Jacob Irkok was a supremely talented stone carver. Irkok produced a veritable menagerie of animals from air, land, and sea but seemed to have a great affection for the caribou. His simplified forms of swimming caribou were stylish and elegant, and his silhouetted rearing caribou were visually striking. This powerful composition of a bear with prey seems a nod to Irkoks’ friend and contemporary Andy Mamgark.Provenance
Galerie Elca London, Knowlton, QC.