Lot 411: JOSEPH SHUQSLAK (1958-), POLAR BEAR SHAMAN HUNTING SEAL, stone, antler, rope, 17.25" x 9" x 6" — 43.8 x 22.9 x 15.2 cm.

JOSEPH SHUQSLAK (1958-), GJOA HAVEN / UQSUQTUUQPOLAR BEAR SHAMAN HUNTING SEALstone, antler, rope, signed in syllabics17.25" x 9" x 6" — 43.8 x 22.9 x 15.2 cm.Literature:Darlene Wight, Art & Expression of the Netsilik, 2000, page 146Note:“My grandfather (Joata Suqslak) was a powerful bear hunter, and he talked about bears often. He told many stories about bears and about how they would not attack him. He got sick a lot, and wouldn’t know what he was doing. Sometimes he would stare at his hands and thought that they were claws.”Estimate: $600—900

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