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Artworks
BERNADETTE IVALOOARJUK SAUMIK (1938-) NAUJAAT (REPULSE BAY) / RANKIN INLET (KANGIQLINIQ)
Totemic Composition with Inuit and Owls on Seal Base, 1977ivory, stone, and black inlay, 11.25 x 4.75 x 3.5 in (28.6 x 12.1 x 8.9 cm)
dated to the accompanying igloo tag;
signed and inscribed, "ᐃᕙᓗᐊᔨᔪ / ᓇᐅᔭ (Naujaat).LOT 35
ESTIMATE: $400 — $600
PRICE REALIZED: $219.60Further images
Mostly known for her stone carving, Bernadette Ivalooarjuk Saumik could also carved ivory to a wonderful final product. Here in Totemic Composition with Inuit and Owls on Seal Base, the...Mostly known for her stone carving, Bernadette Ivalooarjuk Saumik could also carved ivory to a wonderful final product. Here in Totemic Composition with Inuit and Owls on Seal Base, the various figures are densely packed amongst each other, limbs melding into some as they are stacked upon others. This by nature could seem cluttered and chaotic, but there is a serenity here, the more amorphous shapes and edges allowing the work to blend together as a whole. Tiny holes are painted with black spots to have eyes and nose punctuate throughout the work, bringing some set form back to the curves.Provenance
Northern Images, Yellowknife, NWT;
Acquired from the above by a Private Collection, 7 July 1986;
Estate of the above.
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