DAVIDIALUK ALASUA AMITTU, INUIT, Hunter Holding a Head, 1962
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DAVIDIALUK ALASUA AMITTU (1910-1976) PUVIRNITUQ (POVUNGNITUK)
Hunter Holding a Head, 1962
stone, 8 x 6.25 x 3.25 in (20.3 x 15.9 x 8.3 cm)
inscribed, "á…ᓂᑯá‘አá¸á“‚á’ /ᓇᓄᒧ ᓂᕆá”á…ᓚአ/ á‘á••á“‚";
signed and inscribed with artist's disc number, " DEVIDE / E9824".
Provenance
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver;
Private Collection, California.
Davidialuk was without doubt the preeminent storyteller from Puvirnituq, and his graphic works and sculptures are replete with stories from Inuit oral history and legend. Clearly Davidialuk was more interested in preserving these stories than he was in making artworks that could be easily sold. Many of Davidialuk’s pieces depict subjects that some would find disturbing or macabre. This piece bears an inscription in the artist's hand that reads, “Story: his daughter was eaten by a polar bear.” It depicts an Inuk returning from a successful hunt only to find that his child has been killed in his absence. Davidialuk might be depicting a sad story from his community or illustrating an older story or legend. In any case, it reveals the harsh reality of living on the land.
References: For more information on this famous artist see Marybelle Myers ed., Davidialuk 1977, (Quebec: La Fédération des Coopératives du Nouveau-Québec, 1977); Bernard Saladin d’Anglure, La parole changée en pierre: vie et oeuvre de Davidialuk Alasuaq, artiste inuit du Québec arctique, (Québec: Ministère des affaires culturelles, 1978). For illustrations see George Swinton, Sculpture of the Inuit, (Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1972/92), figs. 15, 129, 204, 350, 362, 363, 365-373.
Hunter Holding a Head, 1962
stone, 8 x 6.25 x 3.25 in (20.3 x 15.9 x 8.3 cm)
inscribed, "á…ᓂᑯá‘አá¸á“‚á’ /ᓇᓄᒧ ᓂᕆá”á…ᓚአ/ á‘á••á“‚";
signed and inscribed with artist's disc number, " DEVIDE / E9824".
Provenance
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver;
Private Collection, California.
Davidialuk was without doubt the preeminent storyteller from Puvirnituq, and his graphic works and sculptures are replete with stories from Inuit oral history and legend. Clearly Davidialuk was more interested in preserving these stories than he was in making artworks that could be easily sold. Many of Davidialuk’s pieces depict subjects that some would find disturbing or macabre. This piece bears an inscription in the artist's hand that reads, “Story: his daughter was eaten by a polar bear.” It depicts an Inuk returning from a successful hunt only to find that his child has been killed in his absence. Davidialuk might be depicting a sad story from his community or illustrating an older story or legend. In any case, it reveals the harsh reality of living on the land.
References: For more information on this famous artist see Marybelle Myers ed., Davidialuk 1977, (Quebec: La Fédération des Coopératives du Nouveau-Québec, 1977); Bernard Saladin d’Anglure, La parole changée en pierre: vie et oeuvre de Davidialuk Alasuaq, artiste inuit du Québec arctique, (Québec: Ministère des affaires culturelles, 1978). For illustrations see George Swinton, Sculpture of the Inuit, (Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1972/92), figs. 15, 129, 204, 350, 362, 363, 365-373.
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DAVIDIALUK ALASUA AMITTU, INUIT, Hunter Holding a Head, 1962
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