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Artworks
UNIDENTIFIED INUIT ARTIST, NUNAVIK (ARCTIC QUEBEC)
Seated Father, Playing with Child, c. 1960sstone, 7.5 x 9 x 5.5 in (19.1 x 22.9 x 14 cm)
unsigned.LOT 90
ESTIMATE: $3,500 — $5,000Further images
While Inuit sculptures of mothers with children are ubiquitous, depictions of fathers with sons are far less common. Such compositions more often show a father instructing his child in daily...While Inuit sculptures of mothers with children are ubiquitous, depictions of fathers with sons are far less common. Such compositions more often show a father instructing his child in daily tasks like preparing for the hunt or making tools, emphasizing guidance, protection, and shared survival. This delightful sculpture of a father playing with a young child is much more intimate, with the father seemingly either singing or whistling. One can almost hear the whoops of joy from the young toddler.
MBL
Provenance
An American Private Collection.
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