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    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: MIKKIGAK, Probably KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET), Swimming Creature, 1970s
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: MIKKIGAK, Probably KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET), Swimming Creature, 1970s
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: MIKKIGAK, Probably KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET), Swimming Creature, 1970s
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    MIKKIGAK, Probably KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)

    Swimming Creature, 1970s
    stone, 2 x 4 x 10 in (5.1 x 10.2 x 25.4 cm)
    signed, "ᒥᑭᒐ.ᑭ".
    LOT 57
    ESTIMATE: $200 — $300

    Further images

    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 1 ) JACOB LOUIE (1903-1969) NUU-CHAH-NULTH (MOWACHAHT/MUCHALAHT), Model Totem Pole, c. 1920s or 1930s
    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 2 ) JACOB LOUIE (1903-1969) NUU-CHAH-NULTH (MOWACHAHT/MUCHALAHT), Model Totem Pole, c. 1920s or 1930s
    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 3 ) JACOB LOUIE (1903-1969) NUU-CHAH-NULTH (MOWACHAHT/MUCHALAHT), Model Totem Pole, c. 1920s or 1930s
    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 4 ) JACOB LOUIE (1903-1969) NUU-CHAH-NULTH (MOWACHAHT/MUCHALAHT), Model Totem Pole, c. 1920s or 1930s
    This compact, dark green sculpture captures the essence of motion. The stone glows with a soft sheen, its colour deep and alive, enhancing the creature’s plump, flowing form. Here, the...
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    This compact, dark green sculpture captures the essence of motion. The stone glows with a soft sheen, its colour deep and alive, enhancing the creature’s plump, flowing form. Here, the head narrows to a gentle snout, suggesting both seal and invention. Is this a seal shaped by invention or a depiction of sea spirit? If spirit, is it playful or menacing?
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    Provenance

    A Toronto Collection.
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