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IMPORTANT STONE CARVING BY AQJANGAJUK SHAA
LOT DETAILS
A massive soapstone carving in the form of a sitting polar bear, 41.9 x 36.8 x 29.2cm (16 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 11 1/2in); weight 89.4lbs; in overall very good condition, some minor imperfections including possible slight losses to claws; Provenance: from a private London collection; Waddingtons, Toronto, Inuit Art auction, estimate $5000 - $7000; Aqjangajuk Shaa, a prominent Inuit artist who was born at Shartoweetuk camp near Cape Dorset, Nunavut, 1937-2019