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REFLECTIONSSculpture from the Keewatin
October 27 - November 12, 2001 |
Arviat ("a place of the bowhead whales" - formerly ESKIMO POINT - pop. 1559) is a small settlement which lies on the western shores of Hudson Bay, some two hundred miles north of Churchill. The carving here is unlike any other in the Canadian Arctic. Although the scale of the work is consistently small, it carries a sense of authority and antiquity whick makes it unique. Probably its most distinct characteristic is that it is by far the most primitive carving in the north. The local stone is not exotic and gemlike, but instead is a coarse rough steatite, which lends itself well to the style of the Arviat artists. There is a timelessness about the carving here, so that anyone unfamiliar with Inuit sculpture would probably find it impossible to identify the period or place of origin of a piece from Arviat. The best examples of carving from this community are marvellously direct, simple statements, showing the innate understanding of essential masses, the gift of restraint, and the ability to translate into stone the clear, uncluttered perceptions of the artists. LORDS OF THE STONE - An Anthology of Eskimo Sculpture, Alistair Macduff and George M. Galpin |
1. Inuit Woman (c.1972) Andy Aulatjut Arviat Basalt 7 x 5 x 3.5" sold REF# M10866 |
2. Animal (c. 1975) Andy Miki Arviat Basalt 8 x 6 x 2" sold REF# M10806 |
3. Marmot (c. 1978) Andy Miki Arviat Basalt 9 x 3.5 x 2" sold REF# M10807 |
4. Animal Andy Miki Arviat Basalt 4 x 4 x 2.5" sold REF# M10808 |
5. Two Animal (c. 1975) Andy Miki Arviat Basalt 4 x 3.5 x 3" sold REF# M10809 |
6. Animal Andy Miki Arviat Basalt 4.5 x 2.5 x 1.5" sold REF# M10810 |
7. Bird Anita Iblauk Arviat Basalt 3 x 1.5 x 2.25" sold REF# M10834 |
8. Faces Composition (c. 1975) Attrib. Anoaktaak Arviat Basalt 7.5 x 10.5 x 6" sold REF# M10883 |
9. Standing Man with Pack David Issumatarjuak Arviat Basalt 9 x 2.5 x 4" sold REF# M10839 |
10. Muskox Elizabeth Nutaraluk Aulatjut Arviat Basalt 3 x 8.5 x 2" sold REF# M10857 |
11. Portrait of a Woman Elizabeth Nutaraluk Aulatjut Arviat Basalt 9.75 x 3 x 3.5" CDN$1750. REF# M10864 |
12. Woman with Children Elizabeth Nutaraluk Aulatjut Arviat Basalt 6 x 7 x 4" sold REF# M10868 |
13. Sitting Mother with Child (c. 1988) Elizabeth Nutaraluk Aulatjut Arviat Basalt 5 x 7 x 2.5" sold REF# M10869 |
14. Standing Mother and Child Elizabeth Nutaraluk Aulatjut Arviat Basalt 12 x 5 x 3.5" sold REF# M10872 |
15. Mother and Children (c. 1988) Elizabeth Nutaraluk Aulatjut Arviat Basalt 10 x 8.5 x 7" sold REF# M10886 |
16. Mother and Children (c. 1992) Elizabeth Nutaraluk Aulatjut Arviat Basalt 13 x 14 x 9" sold REF# M10887 |
17. Face (c. 1993) Elizabeth Nutaraluk Aulatjut Arviat Basalt 10.5 x 2.5 x 5.5" sold REF# N00101 |
18. Dancing Man (c. 1988) George Arluk Arviat Basalt 8 x 5 x 2" sold REF# M10840 |
19. Transformation (c. 1988) George Arluk Arviat Basalt 3.5 x 4 x 2.5" sold REF# M10841 |
20. Dancing Woman George Arluk Arviat Basalt 10 x 5 x 3.5" sold REF# N10412 |
21. Drum Dancer George Arluk Arviat Basalt 9 x 9 x 3" sold REF# N10415 |
22. Walrus Henry Islaunik Arviat Basalt 4 x 5.5 x 4" sold REF# N10127 |
23. Sitting Caribou Henry Islaunik Arviat Basalt 7 x 9 x 3" sold REF# T10105 |
24. Woman in Parka (early 70's) John Pangnark Arviat Basalt 4 x 3 x 1" sold REF# M10801 |
25. Sitting Woman (early 70's) John Pangnark Arviat Basalt 2.25 x 3.25 x 0.75" sold REF# M10802 |
26. Woman in Parka John Pangnark Arviat Basalt 6.25 x 3.25 x 1.5" sold REF# M10803 |
27. Bird John Pangnark Arviat Basalt 4.25 x 3 x 3" sold REF# M10804 |
28. Figure (Face in Amouti) John Pangnark Arviat Basalt 3.5 x 5.75 x 2.5" sold REF# M10918 |
29. Woman John Pangnark Arviat Basalt 5.3 x 6.25 x 1.75" sold REF# M10919 |
30. Woman John Pangnark Arviat Basalt 5.25 x 3.25 x 3.5" sold REF# M10920 |
31. Kneeling Woman John Pangnark Arviat Basalt 5.5 x 5.5 x 4" sold REF# M10921 |
32. Happy Woman John Pangnark Arviat Basalt 8.5 x 5.5 x 8" sold REF# M10922 |
33. Family with Kudlik Joy Kiluvigyuak Hallauk Arviat Basalt 17 x 12 x 7" sold REF# L90101 |
34. Composition of Faces Lucy Tasseor Tutsweetok Arviat Basalt 10 x 5.5 x 4.5" sold REF# M10867 |
35. Composition Lucy Tasseor Tutsweetok Arviat Basalt 8.5 x 9 x 3" CDN$1750. REF# L01203 |
36. Composition Lucy Tasseor Tutsweetok Arviat Basalt 16 x 6 x 12" CDN$4500. REF# L01202 |
37. Composition Lucy Tasseor Tutsweetok Arviat Basalt 20 x 12 x 4" sold REF# L01201 |
38. Inuit Couple (c. 1992) Luke Anowtalik Arviat Basalt 7 x 6 x 4.5" sold REF# M10865 |
39. Mother and Child Marc Alikaswa Arviat Basalt 12.5 x 8 x 8" CDN$4500. REF# L01234 |
40. Squatting Woman Margaret Uyauperq Aniksak Arviat Basalt 3 x 2.5 x 2" sold REF# M10854 |
41. Family in the Igloo (c. 1992) Mary Akjar Anowtalik Arviat Basalt 9 x 5.5 x 3.5" sold REF# M10838 |
42. Woman (c. 1969) Mary Akjar Anowtalik Arviat Basalt 4.5 x 3.5 x 3.5" sold REF# M10845 |
43. Mother and Children (c. 1992) Mary Akjar Anowtalik Arviat Basalt 13 x 13 x 6" CDN$2750. REF# L90103 |
44. Two Birds (c. 1988) Mary Kahootsuak Miki Arviat Basalt 5 x 5 x 2" sold REF# M10805 |
45. Mother and Children Effie Arnalvaq Arviat Basalt 4 x 5.5 x 2.5" sold REF# M10843 |
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