Lot 109
Elijah Cripple
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Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist, c. 1940 by the vendor’s father, an employee of the Hudson’s Bay Company,
By descent to present owner.
Note:
A beautifully constructed model igloo made almost entirely out of ivory, including the joints between the “snow blocks”. A window in the main body of the snow house reveals a family preparing a meal, the baby that is embraced by its mother is removable.
For a similar piece see, The Eskimo Art Collection of the Toronto Dominion Bank, 1967, pg 42.