ESKIMO WITH CANOE PADDLE,George Aggiaq (Canadian Eskimo, 1917 - ?). An Inuit figure of a solemn-faced Eskimo fisherman balancing a canoe on his back, carrying an ivory paddle horizontally in his right hand and an ivory spear in his leaft hand; dark green veined stone. Carved soapstone. Executed after 1950. Signed and indicated E.5.5.54 underneath - 12 1/2 in. high x 7 1/2 in. long x 3 in. wide (figure alone), 7 in. gross width (includes paddle). Estimate $2,200-2,600
PROVENANCE:
Klee-Wyck Antiques, Sooke, British Columbia Sale - 1989
