Solomonie Tigullaraq was the son of the Cape Dorset sculptor and graphic artist Tudlik, and brother of the beloved sculptor Latcholassie Akesuk (see previous lot 99), with whom he shared a quirky view of the world. This homespun caribou makes a fascinating comparison with a much published version made by Tigullaraq in 1964 and sold to Terry Ryan during Ryan’s 1964 North Baffin drawing-collecting trip. Arguably the 1964 version (included in the famous Sculpture/Inuit exhibition) is more elegant and polished despite being more “archaic-looking.” On the other hand, our 1966 Standing Caribou is more naturalistically carved, but with a folk art sensibility that makes it one of the most adorable depictions of the animal we have ever seen. While the older version seems almost part wolf, this one seems to have a touch of polar bear.