Davidialuk Alasua Amittu, ᑎᕕᑎᐊᓗ
MOTHER WITH CATERPILLAR CHILD
DAVIDIALUK ALASUA AMITTU (1910-1976), E9-824, POVUNGNITUK
MOTHER WITH CATERPILLAR CHILD
stone, c. 1965, signed in syllabics
7.5" x 5.5" x 4.5" — 19.1 x 14 x 11.4 cm.
Literature:
Unikkaatuat sanaugarngnik atyingualiit Puvirngniturngmit. Eskimo stories from Povungnituk, Quebec, Zebedee Nungak & Eugene Y. Arima, National Museum of Canada, Ottawa, 1969, pg. 43
Intellectual Culture of the Hudson Bay Eskimos, Knud Rasmussen, 1930, pgs. 33-4, 90
Note:
The believed subject for this work is the story of the the woman who adopted a caterpillar as a child. A childless woman happened across a caterpillar. The woman adopted the caterpillar and looked after the creature as she would her own child. The woman nursed the caterpillar until it grew large enough to speak, crying “tee, tee, tee.”
Estimate: $2,500—3,500
MOTHER WITH CATERPILLAR CHILD
stone, c. 1965, signed in syllabics
7.5" x 5.5" x 4.5" — 19.1 x 14 x 11.4 cm.
Literature:
Unikkaatuat sanaugarngnik atyingualiit Puvirngniturngmit. Eskimo stories from Povungnituk, Quebec, Zebedee Nungak & Eugene Y. Arima, National Museum of Canada, Ottawa, 1969, pg. 43
Intellectual Culture of the Hudson Bay Eskimos, Knud Rasmussen, 1930, pgs. 33-4, 90
Note:
The believed subject for this work is the story of the the woman who adopted a caterpillar as a child. A childless woman happened across a caterpillar. The woman adopted the caterpillar and looked after the creature as she would her own child. The woman nursed the caterpillar until it grew large enough to speak, crying “tee, tee, tee.”
Estimate: $2,500—3,500
Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Lot # | Low Est | High Est | Sold Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-16 | Waddington's | 121 | 2,500 | 3,500 | 9,600.00 |
