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Artworks
UNIDENTIFIED INUIT ARTIST, EASTERN CANADIAN ARCTIC
Model Qulliq (Kudlik) on Base, late 1950s / early 1960sstone and antler, 2.25 x 3.75 x 2.75 in (5.7 x 9.5 x 7 cm)
unsigned.LOT 71
ESTIMATE: $100 — $150
PRICE REALIZED: $146.40
23 October 2025Further images
The qulliq (also kudlik )played a key role in Inuit survival for thousands of years and still holds important cultural and spiritual significance. While traditional qulliqs could be quite large...The qulliq (also kudlik )played a key role in Inuit survival for thousands of years and still holds important cultural and spiritual significance. While traditional qulliqs could be quite large and heavy, this diminutive scale model is among the smallest we have seen. Although produced for trade rather than functionality, this small wonder burns with an eternal flame.
Provenance
Ex. Coll. Colin John Grasset Molson (C.J.G ), Montreal.
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