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i u a pi pu pa ti tu ta ki ku ka gi gu ga mi mu ma ni nu na si su sa li lu la ji ju ja vi vu va ri ru ra qi qu qa ngi ngu nga lhi lhu lha

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Nelson Takkiruq, ᓂᐃᓴ ᑕᑭᕈ

BEAR WOMAN PACKING SCREAMING GIRL


NELSON TAKKIRUQ (1930-), E4-120, GJOA HAVEN
BEAR WOMAN PACKING SCREAMING GIRL

stone, ivory, bone, dated, 1990, signed in syllabics

18" x 11" x 17" — 45.7 x 27.9 x 43.2 cm.

Exhibited:
Darlene Coward Wight, Art & Expression of the Netsilik, Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2000, pg. 150, pl. 146

Note:
Illustrated in the exhibition catalogue with the following description:
“Bear paws reveal that this is not a conventional mother and child composition. The woman has paws for feet, and the young girl’s wide open mouth and eyes express terror. Although the artist did not have the opportunity to comment on this work, it probably depicts one of the fearsome abductors of children that is the subject of several stories among the Netsilingmiut”

Estimate: $10,000—15,000

Auction Results

Auction Date Auction House Lot # Low Est High Est Sold Price
2015-06-01 Waddington's 148 10,000 15,000 9,600.00

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