Inuit Art Auction

November 18, 2013

LOT 257

Lot 257

Possibly LEVI NUNGAQU (1925-1999)

Possibly LEVI NUNGAQU (1925-1999)
Lot 257 Details
Possibly LEVI NUNGAQU (1925-1999), E9-1762, Inukjuak

TUSK DEPICTING A HUNTING SCENE

stone, ivory
c. 1950
18.5" x 1.75" x 2.5" — 47 x 4.4 x 6.4 cm.

Estimate $1,000-$1,500

Realised: $960
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

Additional Images
Possibly LEVI NUNGAQU (1925-1999)
  • Possibly LEVI NUNGAQU (1925-1999)
  • Possibly LEVI NUNGAQU (1925-1999)
  • Possibly LEVI NUNGAQU (1925-1999)
  • Possibly LEVI NUNGAQU (1925-1999)
  • Possibly LEVI NUNGAQU (1925-1999)
  • Possibly LEVI NUNGAQU (1925-1999)
  • Possibly LEVI NUNGAQU (1925-1999)
  • Possibly LEVI NUNGAQU (1925-1999)
  • Possibly LEVI NUNGAQU (1925-1999)
  • Possibly LEVI NUNGAQU (1925-1999)
Note:

The work bears a striking resemblance to the piece featured on the frontispiece of James Houston’s 1951 Eskimo Handicrafts. This pamphlet, written and illustrated by Houston, was published by Canadian Handicrafts Guild (Montreal, 1951). This was, arguably, the maiden introduction of Inuit art to the south, especially the United States of America. Of the intricately carved tusk, Houston writes, “The carved ivory tusk tells the story of the Eskimo hunter. When it is done with great cleverness it is a thing anyone would want...”
James A. Houston, Sam and Frederica Woodrow [trans.], Eskimo Handicrafts, Canadian Handicrafts Guild, Montreal, January 1951, frontispiece; cat. no. 4, pp. 4, 31.

CONDITION DETAILS

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