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Artworks
UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST, QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Opposing Bears on Base, c. late 1960s / early 1970sstone, 4 x 4.75 x 17.5 in (10.2 x 12.1 x 44.5 cm)
unsigned.LOT 64
ESTIMATE: $400 — $600Further images
Despite the simplicity of the Janus-like composition of this sculpture, there is an elegance to the form. While likely carved for purely aesthetic reasons, there almost seems to be an...Despite the simplicity of the Janus-like composition of this sculpture, there is an elegance to the form. While likely carved for purely aesthetic reasons, there almost seems to be an intended functionality to this piece as though the dip between the two heads was made to cradle an implement. Although the identity of the artist has been lost to time, we wonder if this might not be an early work by the hand of Josiah Nuilaalik (1928-2005) from Baker Lake.Provenance
Ex. Coll. Mr John Bell.
Mr Bell was the Director of the Innuit Gallery, Toronto.
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