Lot 438: DANIEL SIMAOTIK (1907-1968), HEAD OF A MAN, stone, 6" x 7" x 5" — 15.2 x 17.8 x 12.7 cm.

DANIEL SIMAOTIK (1907-1968), PORT HARRISON / INUKJUAKHEAD OF A MANstone, signed in syllabics and inscribed with disc number6" x 7" x 5" — 15.2 x 17.8 x 12.7 cm.Literature:Jean Blodgett, Selections from The John and Mary Robertson Collection of Inuit Sculpture, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, 1986, page 58, cat. no. 37Note:Of the similar work in the Robertson Collection, Blodgett notes, “The down turned corners of his eyes and mouth and the frown give [this face] a rather doleful expression [...] Distinguishing the hair from the skin surface is its abrupt elevated edge and the many overlapping random incised lines that cover the surface.”Estimate: $600—900

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