Jessie Oonark Oc, Rca , ᔪᓯ ᐃᓇ
MATRIARCH AND HER COMMUNITY
JESSIE OONARK, O.C., R.C.A. (1906-1985), ᔪᓯ ᐃᓇ, BAKER LAKE / QAMANI’TUAQ
MATRIARCH AND HER COMMUNITY
stroud, felt, thread, embroidery floss, signed in syllabics
27.5 x 59 in — 69.9 x 149.9 cm
Note:
“During her lifetime, Oonark was much revered as a textile artist, building on her well-honed skills as a seamstress, and that craft would inform her image making in all media. Sewing garments, she would often create decorative embellishments by cutting away material and creating snugly fitted inserts of contrasting skin—a precise and exacting craft that she translated with apparent effortlessness to her brightly coloured wall hangings.
Sarah Milroy, Inuit Art Foundation, March 2, 2018
Estimate: $40,000—60,000
MATRIARCH AND HER COMMUNITY
stroud, felt, thread, embroidery floss, signed in syllabics
27.5 x 59 in — 69.9 x 149.9 cm
Note:
“During her lifetime, Oonark was much revered as a textile artist, building on her well-honed skills as a seamstress, and that craft would inform her image making in all media. Sewing garments, she would often create decorative embellishments by cutting away material and creating snugly fitted inserts of contrasting skin—a precise and exacting craft that she translated with apparent effortlessness to her brightly coloured wall hangings.
Sarah Milroy, Inuit Art Foundation, March 2, 2018
Estimate: $40,000—60,000
Auction Results
Auction Date | Auction House | Lot # | Low Est | High Est | Sold Price |
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2018-11-20 | Waddington's | 209 | 40,000 | 60,000 | 45,600.00 |