A large Jonasie Quarqortoq Faber stone sculpture
Jonasie Quarqortoq Faber
A substantial musk ox carved in the artist's distinctive manner, stone, no signature visible.
height 15in, length 12 1/2in
Sold for US$ 1,875 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • Born in Julianhaab, Greenland, Inuit artist Faber moved to Canada as an adult, making Princeton, British Columbia his home

    Provenance:
    Alaska on Madison, New York, purchased in 2009. A note on the receipt reads: "circa 1962-1969. The stone for this sculpture could only be quarried from Mr. Faber's own quarry."

Category: Ethnographic Art / Native American


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