Lot 84
OSUITOK IPEELEE, R.C.A. (1923-2005)
Additional Images
Literature:
Jean Blodgett, "Osuitok Ipeelee" in Alma Houston, Inuit Art: An Anthology, Watson and Dwyer, Winnipeg, 1988, page 46.
Note:
Jean Blodgett notes: “The sea goddess, Taleeyayo, the mythological creature with a mermaid-like body who was believed to control the animals that people hunted, is a popular subject for Inuit carvers. Osuitok has done a number of representations of the sea goddess...”