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Artworks
MARK TUNGILIK (1913-1986) NAUJAAT (REPULSE BAY)
Muskox, c. 1978stone and antler, 7.5 x 10.5 x 4.25 in (19.1 x 26.7 x 10.8 cm)
signed and inscribed, "ᑐᒋᓕ / ᓇᐅᔭ (Naujaat [Repulse Bay])".LOT 148
ESTIMATE: $3,500 — $5,000Further images
Known primarily for his charming ivory miniatures and “micro-miniatures,” Mark Tungilik also carved regularly in stone, with equally delightful results. This Muskox bears many of the hallmarks of Tungilik’s diminutive...Known primarily for his charming ivory miniatures and “micro-miniatures,” Mark Tungilik also carved regularly in stone, with equally delightful results. This Muskox bears many of the hallmarks of Tungilik’s diminutive carvings, but scaled up: an overall chunky form balanced on small hooves, which peek out from the bottom of the stone, and a face graced with gentle curves as both smile and horns arch upward. There is a sense that this bovid has paused mid-munch to gaze back at its viewer, perhaps lingering behind the rest of its herd. Considering the size of its real-life counterpart, one can be forgiven for finding this Muskox more charming than fearsome.
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References: For similar examples of the artist’s larger work, see First Arts, Toronto, 2 December 2024, Lot 51, and 1 December 2020, Lot 148. For a further similar and contemporaneous work by the artist see Marion Scott Gallery, Inspiration: Four Decades of Sculpture by Canadian Inuit, (Vancouver, 1995), cat. 12.Provenance
Private Collection, Ottawa.
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