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Artworks
JANET KIGUSIUQ (1926-2005) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
Untitled Work on Cloth (In Pursuit of the Prized Catch), 1980wool, felt, embroidery floss on wool duffel, 18.5 x 16 in (47 x 40.6 cm)
signed, "ᔭᓂ ᑭᒍᓯᐅ".
LOT 6
ESTIMATE: $1,200 — $1,800This small textile by Janet Kigusiuq, shaped like a scraper or shovel, gathers a lively menagerie into its surface. Two grizzly bears, two dogs, and several gulls are stitched in...This small textile by Janet Kigusiuq, shaped like a scraper or shovel, gathers a lively menagerie into its surface. Two grizzly bears, two dogs, and several gulls are stitched in felt and thread, their forms set against bands of tan and turquoise. One bear clasps a fish in its mouth, while the surrounding animals turn toward it, their gazes and postures suggesting a shared hunger and the chance to snatch the prize. Embroidered details lend texture to fur, feathers, and fins, while the patterned border frames the scene, transforming a domestic-sized object into a vivid tableau of competition and survival.Provenance
Marion Scott Gallery, Vancouver, as "Other Animals Trying to Steal Fish from Inland Grizzly";
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