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Artworks
LUCASSIE IKKIDLUAK (1949-) KIMMIRUT (LAKE HARBOUR)
Cribbage Board, 1968antler, black pigment, and stone, 4.25 x 12 x 16 in (10.8 x 30.5 x 40.6 cm)
with affixed label from La Guilde (The Canadian Handicrafts Guild), in blue ink, "LH/68 / Lucassie / ARSS [torn]”.LOT 16
ESTIMATE: $500 — $800Further images
Cribbage boards found their way into the North through contact between Inuit communities and the European explorers, whalers, and traders who frequented the region. In this example, the caribou points...Cribbage boards found their way into the North through contact between Inuit communities and the European explorers, whalers, and traders who frequented the region. In this example, the caribou points are carefully shaped into playing surfaces, while small animal figures mark the ends, transforming a utilitarian game board into an object of both play and artistry.
Provenance
Ex. Coll. Colin John Grasset Molson (C.J.G ), Montreal.
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