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UNIDENTIFIED INUIT ARTIST, PANNIQTUUQ (PANGNIRTUNG)
Qamutiik (Komatik) Ring, c. 1980sivory, size 6 3/4, interior width: 11/16 in (1.8 cm)
unsigned;
with affixed jewellery tag, from La Guilde (The Canadian Handicrafts Guild), in black ink, "50.00”;
accompanied by a note from C.J.G. Molson, "Dec 1984 / Eskimo, Bought at / (C.H.G. "Canadian Guild of Crafts) / Dog sled ivory ring / 8 cross pieces [stuck] bars / Believed to be from / Pangnirtung, Walrus ivory / C.J.G.M".LOT 59
ESTIMATE: $60 — $90Further images
Jewellery made from organic materials was common in the North during the early years of commercial production. This ring transforms a qamutiik (komatik) into adornment, the creamy surface of the...Jewellery made from organic materials was common in the North during the early years of commercial production. This ring transforms a qamutiik (komatik) into adornment, the creamy surface of the ivory polished smooth to the touch, ridges catching light like snow-packed runners gliding across ice.
Provenance
Ex. Coll. Colin John Grasset Molson (C.J.G ), Montreal.
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