Davidialuk Amittu

Sleeping Family

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TitleSleeping Family
ArtistDavidialuk Alasua Amittu
RegionPovungnituk
Dimensions (h x w x d)1.75 in  x  4.25 in  x  4.75 in 
MaterialBlack stone
Creation DateLate 50s
Acquisition Year2017
SourceWalker's Auction
Provenance
Acquisition Date11/22/2017
Invoice13066
Price$14,160.00
CurrencyCAD
Exchange Rate$0.73
US Currency$10,336.80
Historic Rate1.27
NotesSigned "Daviritiailook" in cursive and with disc no. Provenance: a Quebec private collection. References: with its low-slung format, this work by David reminiscent of his Mother Nursing Child from 1959 in the Collection at the WAG (see Driscoll 1980 cat. 10). That  another similar carving are also illustrated in Saucier, Gu of Memory (1998) p. 60. US Exchange rate 1= 1.27 (10995.28 USD)
NoteworthySigned "Daviritiailook" in cursive and with disc no.
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