Sculpture
Steatite sculpture of a seated figure, face half-covered, handling sand rye.
- Accession Number 2022.18.168
- Artiste / Auteur Qungisiru, Sailasi Sananguaga
- Period 20th century
- Materials stone, soapstone
- Measurements 16 x 8,09 x 7,2 cm
Historical context
Steatite sculpture depicting a man seated on a mound manipulating close to his body what appears to be a large fur folded in half. The texture, drawn by an accumulation of short lines covering one side of the flexible mass he is lifting, suggests a dense coat like that of the polar bear. For further evidence, we note that the artist has distinguished another animal species by adorning the man’s mittens (pualuk) with oblong motifs, s...
- Accession Number 2022.18.168
- Artiste / Auteur Qungisiru, Sailasi Sananguaga
- Period 20th century
- Materials stone, soapstone
- Measurements 16 x 8,09 x 7,2 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, Michel Noël Collection, 2022.018.168
Photo by Victor Diaz Lamich
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