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Joe Talirunili, ᔪᐅ ᑕᓚᕈᓂᓕ

HUNTER WITH HARPOON, BOW AND ARROW


JOE TALIRUNILI (1893-1976), ᔪᐅ ᑕᓚᕈᓂᓕ, E9-818, POVUNGNITUK / PUVIRNITUQ
HUNTER WITH HARPOON, BOW AND ARROW

stone, antler, wood, sinew thread, mid-late 1960's

10 x 4 x 2 in — 25.4 x 10.2 x 5.1 cm

Provenance:
an Ottawa private collection; Waddington’s Dec. 1981, Lot 128

Note:
Published: this sculpture is reproduced in the landmark monograph by Marybelle Myers, Joe Talirunili: “a grace beyond the reach of art” (FCNQ, 1977) p. 15.

Joe Talirunili was an elderly man obsessed with the past, particularly his personal and family history. Locally, both the man and his art were considered eccentric. The fearless way in which he approached art making has secured for Talirunili a place in the pantheon of the world’s great folk artists.

Single figures, in particular standing men, women and owls, were Joe’s favourite sculptural themes. The style of this figure itself suggests a mid-late 1960s date. Talirunili actually presents a fair amount of detail in this stone figure of a hunter, both carved and using added materials. He was never one to be fussy about the materials he used for accessories however, using whatever he had on hand. In this relatively large example the result is homespun but quite impressive.

References: for similar figures of hunters by Talirunili see The McMichael Canadian Art Collection (1990) p. 157; and Walker’s May 2015, Lot 58.

Estimate: $7,000—10,000

Auction Results

Auction Date Auction House Lot # Low Est High Est Sold Price
2019-05-28 First Arts 55 7,000 10,000 28,800.00

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