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    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: MARIE KUUNNUAQ (1933-1990) QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE), Mother with Children, c. 1980
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: MARIE KUUNNUAQ (1933-1990) QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE), Mother with Children, c. 1980
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: MARIE KUUNNUAQ (1933-1990) QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE), Mother with Children, c. 1980
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: MARIE KUUNNUAQ (1933-1990) QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE), Mother with Children, c. 1980
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: MARIE KUUNNUAQ (1933-1990) QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE), Mother with Children, c. 1980

    MARIE KUUNNUAQ (1933-1990) QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)

    Mother with Children, c. 1980
    stone, 10 x 9.5 x 6.5 in (25.4 x 24.1 x 16.5 cm)
    signed, "ᑯᓄᐊ".
    LOT 23
    ESTIMATE: $2,500 — $3,500

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    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 1 ) JUDITH CRANMER (TWEEDIE) (1935-2009) NON-INDIGENOUS, Six-Piece Coffee Service with Four Mugs, Sugar Bowl, and Cream Jug with Northwest Coast Inspired...
    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 2 ) JUDITH CRANMER (TWEEDIE) (1935-2009) NON-INDIGENOUS, Six-Piece Coffee Service with Four Mugs, Sugar Bowl, and Cream Jug with Northwest Coast Inspired...
    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 3 ) JUDITH CRANMER (TWEEDIE) (1935-2009) NON-INDIGENOUS, Six-Piece Coffee Service with Four Mugs, Sugar Bowl, and Cream Jug with Northwest Coast Inspired...
    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 4 ) JUDITH CRANMER (TWEEDIE) (1935-2009) NON-INDIGENOUS, Six-Piece Coffee Service with Four Mugs, Sugar Bowl, and Cream Jug with Northwest Coast Inspired...
    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 5 ) JUDITH CRANMER (TWEEDIE) (1935-2009) NON-INDIGENOUS, Six-Piece Coffee Service with Four Mugs, Sugar Bowl, and Cream Jug with Northwest Coast Inspired...
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    Here, Kuunuaq presents an intimate family group as a single, tightly integrated composition. The mother sits behind her two children, her arms sweeping around them as the children turn inward...
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    Here, Kuunuaq presents an intimate family group as a single, tightly integrated composition. The mother sits behind her two children, her arms sweeping around them as the children turn inward and clasp hands. Their bodies overlap and interlock, compressing the group into a broad pyramidal form that feels both substantial and secure. The enclosing arms, joined hands, and close-set figures make affection palpable, giving the sculpture a warm, deeply physical sense of familial attachment.

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    Provenance

    Collection of John and Joyce Price, Seattle.
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