EVA TALOOKI ALIKTILUK (1927-1995) ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT)
Family Group, 1971
stone, 10.25 x 11 x 5.5 in (26 x 27.9 x 14 cm)
signed and dated, "ᑕᓗᑭ / 1971".
signed and dated, "ᑕᓗᑭ / 1971".
LOT 28
ESTIMATE: $1,200 — $1,800
ESTIMATE: $1,200 — $1,800
$ 2,200.00
Further images
Unusually large for Eva Talooki, this work bears all the hallmarks of her hand: the rough-hewn surface, the broad, sheltering form, the gravity of its presence. The matriarchal figure seems...
Unusually large for Eva Talooki, this work bears all the hallmarks of her hand: the rough-hewn surface, the broad, sheltering form, the gravity of its presence. The matriarchal figure seems to rise from the stone itself, solid and protective. You can almost feel the weight of her care, the warmth of family pressed into the sculpted planes.
Provenance
Collection of John and Joyce Price, Seattle.ESTIMATE: $1,200 — $1,800
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