Sheokjuk Oqutaq, ᓱᐅᔪ ᐅᑯᑕ

Sheokjuk Oqutaq ᓱᐅᔪ ᐅᑯᑕ (1920-1982), Kinngait (Cape Dorset) HUNTING SCENE, CA. 1949 ivory, stone, wood , unsigned with base 5.75 x 9.25 x 5.25 in — 14.6 x 23.5 x 13.3 cm Provenance: Collection of former Northern Affairs Administrator Archibald Frederick Flucke By descent to the present Private Collection, Salmon Arm, BC Note: An exceptionally talented artist and elder brother to the gifted Osuitok Ipeelee, Sheokjuk Oqutaq worked as a carpenter building houses and boats for many years until his death in 1982, notably constructing the very first building for the West Baffin Cooperative in Cape Dorset (Kinngait) in 1961. Throughout much of that time he made sculpture characterised by its refined and often delicate fine detail. (1) This pair of early figures by the artist are available for the first time since they were collected by Northern Affairs Administrator Archibald Frederick Flucke during his time in the Arctic. (1) Darlene Coward Wight, Early Masters: Inuit Sculpture 1949-1955 (Winnipeg: Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2006), 154. Many countries prohibit or restrict importation or exportation of property containing ivory, whale bone, sealskin, and/or products derived from other endangered or protected species, and require special licenses or permits in order to import or export such property. It is the responsibility of the buyer to ensure that the item is properly and lawfully exported / imported. Please do not hesitate to contact one of our specialists for further details. Estimate: $2,000—3,000