Joe Talirunili, ᔪᐅ ᑕᓚᕈᓂᓕ
HUNTER
JOE TALIRUNILI (1893-1976), ᔪᐅ ᑕᓚᕈᓂᓕ, POVUNGNITUK / PUVIRNITUQ
HUNTER
stone, wood, sinew, signed in Roman and in syllabics
7.25 x 3 x 2.75 in — 18.4 x 7.6 x 7 cm
Provenance:
Private Collection, Winnipeg, MB
Note:
"Apart from the migration scene, most of Joe's sculptures are single figures, frontal view, staring solemnly at the viewer. Crudely worked, and largely unpolished, they have a rustic, expressive appeal."
Maria von Finckenstein, Celebrating Inuit art, Canadian Museum of Civilization, 1999, p. 90
Estimate: $2,500—3,500
HUNTER
stone, wood, sinew, signed in Roman and in syllabics
7.25 x 3 x 2.75 in — 18.4 x 7.6 x 7 cm
Provenance:
Private Collection, Winnipeg, MB
Note:
"Apart from the migration scene, most of Joe's sculptures are single figures, frontal view, staring solemnly at the viewer. Crudely worked, and largely unpolished, they have a rustic, expressive appeal."
Maria von Finckenstein, Celebrating Inuit art, Canadian Museum of Civilization, 1999, p. 90
Estimate: $2,500—3,500
Auction Results
Auction Date | Auction House | Lot # | Low Est | High Est | Sold Price |
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2019-05-30 | Waddington's | 254 | 2,500 | 3,500 | 7,200.00 |
2015-11-16 | Waddington's | 115 | 4,000 | 6,000 | 3,600.00 |
2011-11-07 | Waddington's | 260 | 2,500 | 3,500 | 1,800.00 |
2010-04-19 | Waddington's | 275 | 2,500 | 3,500 | 3,600.00 |
2008-11-10 | Waddington's | 167 | 5,000 | 7,000 | 6,300.00 |
2007-11-05 | Waddington's | 231 | 1,500 | 2,500 | 4,560.00 |