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Artworks
MARY QAYUARYUK (KUDJUAKJUK) (1908-1982) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Owlet, Testing Its Wings, late 1960sstone, 4.5 x 7.5 x 2.75 in (11.4 x 19.1 x 7 cm)
unsigned.LOT 68
ESTIMATE: $900 — $1,200Further images
Mary Qayuaryuk is remembered in her own community as a gifted midwife and healer, and as someone with a big, buoyant spirit who lived through more than her share of...Mary Qayuaryuk is remembered in her own community as a gifted midwife and healer, and as someone with a big, buoyant spirit who lived through more than her share of hardship. She made an extraordinary number of drawings, well over three thousand, though only a small handful ever became prints. Birds were a constant fascination for her, and owls in particular come forward again and again, especially in her sculpture. This owl captures her singular sense of form, with its wide-set stance and knobbed knees. Here, the wings sweep from the shoulders in broad curves, swelling gently before tapering to a rounded point.
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Provenance
A Toronto Collection.
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