Lot 71
SHEOUAK (1923-1961)
Note:
“Traditionally, the Inuit believed that every object, be it animate or inanimate, had a spirit. This spiritual inhabitant, called by the same word that means human, was often visualized as a tiny human being or human face. Here, the artist animates her cooking utensils with their respective spirits.”
Blodgett, Eskimo Narrative, p. 42, pl. 54