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Artworks
BILLY MERKOSAK (1966-) MITTIMATALIK (POND INLET)
Bird Shaman Protecting a Nest with Eggs, 1998bone, stone, fur, muskox horn and stone, 25.75 x 12 x 11.5 in (65.4 x 30.5 x 29.2 cm)
signed, inscribed, and dated, "ᐱᓕ / ᒥᑯᓴ / ᒥᑎᒪᑕᓕ (Mittimatalik [Pond Inlet] / 98".LOT 47
ESTIMATE: $900 — $1,200Further images
Bird Shaman Protecting a Nest with Eggs by Billy Merkosak reflects the spiritual and material complexity of Inuit artistic traditions. Combining bone, stone, fur, and muskox horn, the sculpture draws...Bird Shaman Protecting a Nest with Eggs by Billy Merkosak reflects the spiritual and material complexity of Inuit artistic traditions. Combining bone, stone, fur, and muskox horn, the sculpture draws on shamanic imagery, where human and animal realms intersect. Merkosak is one of the foremost contemporary Inuit artists and one of the few whose material of choice is bone.
Provenance
An Ontario Collection.
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