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Artworks
JOHN KAVIK (1897-1993) KANGIQLINIQ (RANKIN INLET)
Snowhouse (Igloo) with Faces, 1960sglazed ceramic, 4.25 x 5.75 x 4.75 in (10.8 x 14.6 x 12.1 cm)
unsigned.LOT 16
ESTIMATE: $800 — $1,200Further images
For his ceramics, Kavik favoured the coil method, a hand-building technique used to create pottery by stacking and joining rope-like coils of clay to build walls. This method is not...For his ceramics, Kavik favoured the coil method, a hand-building technique used to create pottery by stacking and joining rope-like coils of clay to build walls. This method is not entirely dissimilar to igloo construction. This intriguing snow house is surrounded by faces, perhaps representing the family that lives therein.
For a very similar work, see Laughing Along in Stone: A Look at the Life and The Art of John Kavik (excerpted).Provenance
An American Private Collection.
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