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UNIDENTIFIED LABRADORIMIUT (LABRADOR INUIT) ARTISTS, NUNATSIAVUT, NFL
Family Group with Man, Woman, and Male, c. 1890-1920each ivory, with red and black pigment, the man: 2.5 x 1 x 0.5 in (6.3 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm), and smaller, measurements reflect dimensions without custom made metal standsLOT 34
ESTIMATE: $3,000 — $5,000These finely carved ivory figures offer a fascinating glimpse into Inuit family life in Labrador around the turn of the twentieth century. The male figure, with his raised arm, appears...These finely carved ivory figures offer a fascinating glimpse into Inuit family life in Labrador around the turn of the twentieth century. The male figure, with his raised arm, appears poised to throw a spear or harpoon, now missing. The woman wears an amautiq, its enlarged hood and pouch designed to accommodate an infant, while a smaller figure completes this grouping. Carefully incised details of their clothing, together with traces of red and black pigment, lend each figure a distinct character. Such miniature carvings were produced in Labrador during a period of increasing contact with Moravian missionaries, traders, and visiting Europeans, and were intended for exchange or sale.
MBL
Provenance
Private Collection, Montreal;
Estate of the above.
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