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    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: MATHEW AQIGAAQ (1940-2010) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE), Muskox, mid-late 2000s
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: MATHEW AQIGAAQ (1940-2010) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE), Muskox, mid-late 2000s
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: MATHEW AQIGAAQ (1940-2010) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE), Muskox, mid-late 2000s
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: MATHEW AQIGAAQ (1940-2010) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE), Muskox, mid-late 2000s
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: MATHEW AQIGAAQ (1940-2010) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE), Muskox, mid-late 2000s
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    MATHEW AQIGAAQ (1940-2010) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)

    Muskox, mid-late 2000s
    stone, 9.75 x 15.5 x 5.5 in (24.8 x 39.4 x 14 cm)
    signed, "ᐊᑭᒐ".
    LOT 86
    ESTIMATE: $2,000 — $3,000

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    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 1 ) IRENE AVAALAAQIAQ TIKTAALAAQ, R.C.A. (1941-) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE), Untitled Work on Cloth (Seal Shaman Speaking Amongst Inuuk and Birds), c....
    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 2 ) IRENE AVAALAAQIAQ TIKTAALAAQ, R.C.A. (1941-) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE), Untitled Work on Cloth (Seal Shaman Speaking Amongst Inuuk and Birds), c....
    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 3 ) IRENE AVAALAAQIAQ TIKTAALAAQ, R.C.A. (1941-) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE), Untitled Work on Cloth (Seal Shaman Speaking Amongst Inuuk and Birds), c....
    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 4 ) IRENE AVAALAAQIAQ TIKTAALAAQ, R.C.A. (1941-) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE), Untitled Work on Cloth (Seal Shaman Speaking Amongst Inuuk and Birds), c....
    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 5 ) IRENE AVAALAAQIAQ TIKTAALAAQ, R.C.A. (1941-) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE), Untitled Work on Cloth (Seal Shaman Speaking Amongst Inuuk and Birds), c....
    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 6 ) IRENE AVAALAAQIAQ TIKTAALAAQ, R.C.A. (1941-) QAMANI'TUAQ (BAKER LAKE), Untitled Work on Cloth (Seal Shaman Speaking Amongst Inuuk and Birds), c....
    Alongside caribou, the Kivallirmiut from the Kazan River region depended on the muskox as a crucial source of sustenance and materials for clothing. Mathew Aqigaaq, deeply aware of the animal’s...
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    Alongside caribou, the Kivallirmiut from the Kazan River region depended on the muskox as a crucial source of sustenance and materials for clothing. Mathew Aqigaaq, deeply aware of the animal’s cultural importance, reflected its significance through recurring depictions in his artistic work. The sculpted forms in this piece exemplify Aqigaaq's distinctive approach, characterized by rounded, voluminous shapes.


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    Provenance

    Acquired from David Ford, c. mid-late 2000s by Mr. Stanley and Mrs. Jean Zazelenchuk, NB.
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