BIG Vintage Signed Tuukak Kiatainaq Inuit Soapstone carving of Seal Hunter 11 in For Sale
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BIG Vintage Signed Tuukak Kiatainaq Inuit Soapstone carving of Seal Hunter 11 in: $249.00
Tuukak Kiatainaq (First Nations Canadian, Inuit, b. 1935) Soapstone carving of Seal Hunter, ca. mid-20th century CE. A large soapstone carving of a woman lying on her side with a large fish or seal clasped under her body. Her gaping mouth expression indicates a struggle to get the flopping animal under control or exertion from hauling it onto the ice. The artist's disc number is carved into the underside of the leg "E91287" and a second set of numbers above, possibly "151567." The carver, Tuukak Kiatainaq, is from the village of Kangiqsujuaq, located in Nunavik, Quebec. Size: 11" L x 4" W x 5.5" H (27.9 cm x 10.2 cm x 14 cm)
Item # 178831
Provenance: private Greenwood Village, Colorado, USA collection
Dimensions: Size: 4" W x 5.5" H x 11" D (10.2 cm W x 14.0 cm H x 27.9 cm D)
Circa: Ca. 1934–1967 CE
Released from private collection that has sold in New York City galleries as well as top sale-Guaranteed Authentic
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