Judas Ullulaq, ᔪᑕ ᐅᓗᓚ
MUSK OX THROWING HUNTER
JUDAS ULLULAQ (1937-1999), ᔪᑕ ᐅᓗᓚ, GJOA HAVEN / UQSUQTUUQ
MUSK OX THROWING HUNTER
stone, ivory, signed in syllabics, dated 1990
12 x 17 x 6 in — 40 x 43.2 x 15.2 cm
Note:
“Ullulaq remembered his grandfather who was a very determined hunter. Before there were guns, his grandfather would go right up to a muskox, in front of its nose. On more than one occasion, he was lifted up in the air on its horns. Then he would kill the muskox with his spear.
Ullulaq’s art is mainly concerned with human activities and emotions. When he occasionally depicts animals, they are not passive prey, but as intellectually and emotionally active as his human figures.”
Wight, Darlene, Art & Expression of the Netsilik, exh. cat., from the Winnipeg Art Gallery (Winnipeg, MB), 2000, p. 160, pl. 156
Estimate: $8,000—12,000
MUSK OX THROWING HUNTER
stone, ivory, signed in syllabics, dated 1990
12 x 17 x 6 in — 40 x 43.2 x 15.2 cm
Note:
“Ullulaq remembered his grandfather who was a very determined hunter. Before there were guns, his grandfather would go right up to a muskox, in front of its nose. On more than one occasion, he was lifted up in the air on its horns. Then he would kill the muskox with his spear.
Ullulaq’s art is mainly concerned with human activities and emotions. When he occasionally depicts animals, they are not passive prey, but as intellectually and emotionally active as his human figures.”
Wight, Darlene, Art & Expression of the Netsilik, exh. cat., from the Winnipeg Art Gallery (Winnipeg, MB), 2000, p. 160, pl. 156
Estimate: $8,000—12,000
Auction Results
Auction Date | Auction House | Lot # | Low Est | High Est | Sold Price |
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2018-11-20 | Waddington's | 37 | 8,000 | 12,000 | 13,200.00 |