Barnabus Arnasungaaq, ᐸᓇᐸᓯ ᐊᓇᓴᒐ
MUSK OX
BARNABUS ARNASUNGAAQ ᐸᓇᐸᓯ ᐊᓇᓴᒐ (1924-2017), QAMANI’TUAQ (BAKER LAKE)
MUSK OX
stone, signed in syllabics, ca. 1980s, Quarrying lines and superficial blemishes throughout. Overall very good condition.
Please contact the specialist for further condition information.
9.5 x 18 x 6 in — 24.1 x 48.3 x 15.2 cm
Provenance:
Private collection, Thornhill, ON
Note:
Barnabus Arnasungaaq carved a wide variety of subject matter over his early career beginning in the early 1960s, but by the mid 1970s market demand for his exceptional musk oxen dictated that he limit himself largely to representations of these remarkable giants of the tundra. An avid hunter and active provider for his family, he sometimes tired of carving and yet approached his subjects time and again with a seemingly endless variation and depth of insight. [1]
Substantial in size and presence, and witness to the artist’s eye for the essential in his subject, the present weighty and monumental musk ox is representative of the artist’s turn toward bolder and more voluminous shapes in his late career.
(1) Emily E. Auger, The Way of Inuit Art, Aesthetics and History In and Beyond the Arctic, (North Carolina: McFarland & Company Inc, 2004), 66.
Related Works:
Waddington’s Auctioneers, Toronto, ON, November 25, 2021, Lot 13. Click here to read more
Estimate: $9,000—12,000
MUSK OX
stone, signed in syllabics, ca. 1980s, Quarrying lines and superficial blemishes throughout. Overall very good condition.
Please contact the specialist for further condition information.
9.5 x 18 x 6 in — 24.1 x 48.3 x 15.2 cm
Provenance:
Private collection, Thornhill, ON
Note:
Barnabus Arnasungaaq carved a wide variety of subject matter over his early career beginning in the early 1960s, but by the mid 1970s market demand for his exceptional musk oxen dictated that he limit himself largely to representations of these remarkable giants of the tundra. An avid hunter and active provider for his family, he sometimes tired of carving and yet approached his subjects time and again with a seemingly endless variation and depth of insight. [1]
Substantial in size and presence, and witness to the artist’s eye for the essential in his subject, the present weighty and monumental musk ox is representative of the artist’s turn toward bolder and more voluminous shapes in his late career.
(1) Emily E. Auger, The Way of Inuit Art, Aesthetics and History In and Beyond the Arctic, (North Carolina: McFarland & Company Inc, 2004), 66.
Related Works:
Waddington’s Auctioneers, Toronto, ON, November 25, 2021, Lot 13. Click here to read more
Estimate: $9,000—12,000
Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Lot # | Low Est | High Est | Sold Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-09 | Waddington's | 120 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 13,200.00 |
| 2021-12-09 | Waddington's | 193 | 1,500 | 2,000 | 2,160.00 |
| 2021-07-15 | Waddington's | 7 | 600 | 900 | 660.00 |
| 2021-07-15 | Waddington's | 1 | 500 | 700 | 600.00 |
| 2021-02-04 | Waddington's | 60 | 400 | 600 | 900.00 |
| 2019-11-19 | Waddington's | 138 | 1,200 | 1,800 | 2,400.00 |
| 2018-11-22 | Waddington's | 322 | 2,000 | 2,500 | 1,920.00 |
| 2018-11-20 | Waddington's | 28 | 1,000 | 1,500 | 1,800.00 |
| 2018-11-20 | Waddington's | 32 | 3,000 | 5,000 | 2,040.00 |
| 2018-09-20 | Waddington's | 45 | 600 | 900 | 1,200.00 |
| 2018-08-30 | Waddington's | 86 | 600 | 900 | 900.00 |
| 2018-05-29 | Waddington's | 55 | 3,000 | 5,000 | 3,360.00 |
| 2018-05-29 | Waddington's | 56 | 600 | 900 | 1,200.00 |
| 2017-05-30 | Waddington's | 25 | 2,000 | 2,500 | 1,920.00 |
| 2017-05-30 | Waddington's | 27 | 1,500 | 2,500 | 5,040.00 |
| 2017-03-02 | Waddington's | 11 | 400 | 600 | 840.00 |
| 2016-11-22 | Waddington's | 13 | 600 | 900 | 1,020.00 |
| 2015-11-16 | Waddington's | 39 | 600 | 900 | 900.00 |
| 2015-11-16 | Waddington's | 40 | 700 | 1,000 | 576.00 |
| 2015-11-16 | Waddington's | 144 | 2,000 | 3,000 | 3,840.00 |
| 2015-11-16 | Waddington's | 143 | 3,000 | 4,000 | 2,400.00 |
| 2015-11-16 | Waddington's | 141 | 4,000 | 6,000 | 10,800.00 |
| 2015-06-01 | Waddington's | 23 | 1,500 | 2,500 | 4,080.00 |
| 2015-06-01 | Waddington's | 66 | 700 | 1,000 | 1,020.00 |
| 2015-06-01 | Waddington's | 127 | 2,500 | 3,500 | 3,840.00 |
| 2015-06-01 | Waddington's | 130 | 2,000 | 3,000 | 3,600.00 |
| 2015-06-01 | Waddington's | 21 | 1,000 | 1,500 | 1,140.00 |
| 2015-01-29 | Waddington's | 83 | 500 | 700 | 576.00 |
| 2014-11-17 | Waddington's | 111 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 3,840.00 |
| 2014-09-18 | Waddington's | 15 | 600 | 900 | 504.00 |
| 2014-06-02 | Waddington's | 209 | 2,500 | 3,500 | 2,040.00 |
| 2014-01-23 | Waddington's | 6 | 700 | 1,000 | 900.00 |
| 2013-11-18 | Waddington's | 32 | 300 | 500 | 528.00 |
| 2013-11-18 | Waddington's | 104 | 4,000 | 6,000 | 6,600.00 |
| 2013-11-18 | Waddington's | 172 | 3,000 | 5,000 | 3,360.00 |
| 2013-10-10 | Waddington's | 20 | 400 | 600 | 300.00 |
| 2013-10-10 | Waddington's | 19 | 1,000 | 1,500 | 960.00 |
| 2012-04-30 | Waddington's | 23 | 400 | 600 | 456.00 |
| 2012-02-16 | Waddington's | 17 | 300 | 450 | 300.00 |
| 2011-11-17 | Waddington's | 75 | 400 | 600 | 456.00 |
| 2011-11-07 | Waddington's | 76 | 600 | 900 | 600.00 |
| 2011-11-07 | Waddington's | 147 | 400 | 600 | 336.00 |
| 2011-11-07 | Waddington's | 409 | 400 | 600 | 192.00 |
| 2011-11-07 | Waddington's | 84 | 800 | 1,200 | 660.00 |
| 2011-11-07 | Waddington's | 411 | 400 | 600 | 552.00 |
| 2011-11-07 | Waddington's | 410 | 400 | 600 | 384.00 |
| 2011-05-02 | Waddington's | 291 | 5,000 | 7,000 | 9,600.00 |
| 2010-11-08 | Waddington's | 256 | 2,500 | 3,500 | 1,800.00 |
| 2010-11-08 | Waddington's | 104 | 400 | 600 | 600.00 |
| 2010-11-08 | Waddington's | 257 | 2,500 | 3,500 | 3,120.00 |
| 2010-11-08 | Waddington's | 105 | 1,500 | 2,000 | 1,680.00 |
| 2010-11-08 | Waddington's | 450 | 400 | 600 | 780.00 |
| 2010-10-28 | Waddington's | 31 | 500 | 700 | 546.00 |
| 2010-04-19 | Waddington's | 126 | 4,000 | 6,000 | 5,280.00 |
| 2010-04-19 | Waddington's | 144 | 2,000 | 3,000 | 2,640.00 |
| 2010-04-19 | Waddington's | 124 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 7,200.00 |
| 2010-04-19 | Waddington's | 127 | 2,500 | 3,500 | 3,840.00 |
| 2009-11-26 | Waddington's | 335 | 400 | 600 | 330.00 |
| 2009-04-06 | Waddington's | 296 | 1,500 | 2,500 | 1,920.00 |
| 2008-11-10 | Waddington's | 117 | 1,000 | 1,500 | 2,520.00 |
| 2008-11-10 | Waddington's | 329 | 400 | 600 | 480.00 |
| 2008-11-10 | Waddington's | 292 | 400 | 600 | 900.00 |
| 2008-11-10 | Waddington's | 115 | 3,000 | 5,000 | 5,040.00 |
| 2008-11-10 | Waddington's | 114 | 5,000 | 7,000 | 4,080.00 |
| 2008-04-14 | Waddington's | 129 | 1,000 | 1,500 | 1,200.00 |
| 2007-11-05 | Waddington's | 36 | 300 | 500 | 480.00 |
| 2007-11-05 | Waddington's | 152 | 3,000 | 4,000 | 12,000.00 |
| 2007-11-05 | Waddington's | 38 | 600 | 900 | 840.00 |
| 2007-11-05 | Waddington's | 153 | 2,000 | 3,000 | 3,120.00 |
| 2007-11-05 | Waddington's | 37 | 500 | 700 | 2,280.00 |
| 2007-11-05 | Waddington's | 151 | 7,000 | 10,000 | 12,000.00 |
| 2007-04-23 | Waddington's | 125 | 1,000 | 1,500 | 1,920.00 |
