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Artworks
SARAH NASTAPOKA (1925- ) INUKJUAK (PORT HARRISON)
Seated Woman, Mending a Kamik, c. 1960stone, 8 x 7.25 x 5.5 in (20.3 x 18.4 x 14 cm)
inscribed with disc number, "E9 1519" and signed, "ᓯᐊᔭ".
LOT 45
ESTIMATE: $600 — $900$ 950.00Further images
Kamiks, like so much of traditional northern gear, are both objects of necessity and artistry. Their very existence is a testament to the seamstress’s knowledge: of material, of environment, of...Kamiks, like so much of traditional northern gear, are both objects of necessity and artistry. Their very existence is a testament to the seamstress’s knowledge: of material, of environment, of what it takes to survive. These garments are not simply worn, they are maintained, tended to, made resilient through regular care. In the present work, a woman sits with steady focus, repairing a kamik in preparation for the challenges that lie ahead. Her expression is calm and concentrated. There is no drama here and in its way, it is a portrait of devotion to craft and to care.
Provenance
Private Collection, Toronto.Literature
For other early works by the artist, see Darlene Coward Wight, Early Masters: Inuit Sculpture 1949-1955, (Winnipeg: Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2006), p. 75-78. For the artist's mature style of the 1960s, see Loveland Museum Gallery, Survival: Inuit Art (Loveland, CO, 2004), p. 15 and First Arts, July 2020, Lot 102.
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