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Creator
Culture
Inuit (Canadian Arctic Native style)
Title
Hunter
Alternative title: ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎ (Piniartoq)
Work Type
Statue
Date
1982
20th century
Material
Serpentine soapstone, antler, leather
Measurements
H. 19 x W. 16 1/4 x D. 7 1/2 in. (48.2 x 41.3 x 19 cm)
Description
Description: The sculpture depicts a hunter poised to throw his spear, his right arm raised over his head, holding a spear made of carved antler.
Repository
Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University
Avery Art Properties
Accession Number
2018.14.002
Genre Type
Figures (representations)
Primary Classification
Sculpture (visual works)
Inscriptions/ Signatures
Inscribed underneath in Inuktitut; label on bottom: CARVING NUMBER / 829-111
Curatorial notes
Axangayu (1935-2019) is a Kinngait (Cape Dorset) artist, also known by the names Aqjangajuk Shaa and Aukjangarkjuk Shaa.
Credit line
Art Properties, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University in the City of New York, Gift of Robin Wagner, Barnard College ’80, and Jerome Grossman, Columbia College ’61
Provenance
Purchased by Grossman/Wagner at Hudson's Bay Company in 1982; Gift of Grossman/Wagner to Columbia in November 2018
CLIO BIB ID
13752938
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File Properties
File Name
Avery_AP_4812_07_001.jpg
SSID
31294963

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