Victoria Mamnguqsualuk
IF I KILL THE LEADER WITH THE FLESHLESS LEGS, THEY WILL LEAVE US AND NOT KILL OUR PEOPLE.” (CONFRONTATION)
VICTORIA MAMNGUQSUALUK, BAKER LAKE/QAMANI’TUAQ
IF I KILL THE LEADER WITH THE FLESHLESS LEGS, THEY WILL LEAVE US AND NOT KILL OUR PEOPLE.” (CONFRONTATION)
stonecut, 1970, 32/40, unframed
25" x 37" — 63.5 x 94 cm.
Literature:
The Inuit Print, National Museum of Man (Ottawa, ON), 1977, exh. cat., p. 203, pl. 116
Note:
“The figures are shown within a shape representing a snow house with entrance tunnel. The meaning of this image is ambiguous. Although the English explanation along the bottom of the prints reads, ‘If we kill the leader with the fleshless legs, they will leave us and not eat our people’, the syllabic inscription above the image indicates that a game not unlike dodge-ball is being played.”
Estimate: $300—500
IF I KILL THE LEADER WITH THE FLESHLESS LEGS, THEY WILL LEAVE US AND NOT KILL OUR PEOPLE.” (CONFRONTATION)
stonecut, 1970, 32/40, unframed
25" x 37" — 63.5 x 94 cm.
Literature:
The Inuit Print, National Museum of Man (Ottawa, ON), 1977, exh. cat., p. 203, pl. 116
Note:
“The figures are shown within a shape representing a snow house with entrance tunnel. The meaning of this image is ambiguous. Although the English explanation along the bottom of the prints reads, ‘If we kill the leader with the fleshless legs, they will leave us and not eat our people’, the syllabic inscription above the image indicates that a game not unlike dodge-ball is being played.”
Estimate: $300—500
Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Lot # | Low Est | High Est | Sold Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-02 | Waddington's | 330 | 300 | 500 | 360.00 |
