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A Kaka Ashoona sculpture

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Description

Kaka Ashoona
Inuit, Cape Dorset/Kinngait, (1928-1996), a carved stone sculpture, mother and daughter, signed in Roman on the underside: Kaka.
height 14in, width 17in
Footnotes:
Kaka Ashoona hailed from a family of talented Cape Dorset artists; his younger brother is the well-known carver Kiawak Ashoona, and their father is graphic artist Pitseolak Ashoona. Like the present example, Ashoona often used highly polished serpentine to create compositions that centered around animal or human representations surrounding traditional Inuit themes of family, legend and mythology.

Provenance
The Wendy and Les Fisher Collection of Canadian Inuit Sculpture, Chicago, IL
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Condition

Good condiditon overall with a few scattered scratches and scuff commensurate with age and material.

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A Kaka Ashoona sculpture

Name: A Kaka Ashoona sculpture
SKU: 109697758
Price: 1800 USD
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