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Engraved Walrus Tusk mounted on a stylized double-walrus stone base, 1999
Auction: 11/04/2012
Lot: 120
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Davidee Itulu AUCTION RECORDS
1929 Tutjaak, Canada - 2006. Known for: Inuit sculpture, walrus tusk carving.
Davidee Itulu, Inuit Kimmirut, was born in 1929 in Nunavut Territory, Canada. Itulu was born in 1929 in Tutjaak, near Cape Dorset. In May 1953, his family travelled by dog team to Kimmirut to allow... Read full biography
Davidee Itulu, Inuit Kimmirut, was born in 1929 in Nunavut Territory, Canada. Itulu was born in 1929 in Tutjaak, near Cape Dorset. In May 1953, his family travelled by dog team to Kimmirut to allow him to build a large fishing boat. He began working on walrus tusks during this period, one of the... Read full biography
Davidee Itulu, Inuit Kimmirut, was born in 1929 in Nunavut Territory, Canada. Itulu was born in 1929 in Tutjaak, near Cape Dorset. In May 1953, his family travelled by dog team to Kimmirut to allow him to build a large fishing boat. He began working on walrus tusks during this period, one of the first carvers in the community to do so. His first carving was a small Inuk boy carrying an ivory seal. Itulu likes to work on walrus tusk which he lets dry for long periods before carving, otherwise,... Read full biography
Davidee Itulu, Inuit Kimmirut, was born in 1929 in Nunavut Territory, Canada. Itulu was born in 1929 in Tutjaak, near Cape Dorset. In May 1953, his family travelled by dog team to Kimmirut to allow him to build a large fishing boat. He began working on walrus tusks during this period, one of the first carvers in the community to do so. His first carving was a small Inuk boy carrying an ivory seal. Itulu likes to work on walrus tusk which he lets dry for long periods before carving, otherwise, they are too alive to be used. Scraped and filed by hand to a smooth finish, both sides of the tusk are then embellished with images of such arctic animals as wolves, caribou, ducks, geese, seals and walruses, reflecting his life as a trapper and... Read full biography
Davidee Itulu, Inuit Kimmirut, was born in 1929 in Nunavut Territory, Canada. Itulu was born in 1929 in Tutjaak, near Cape Dorset. In May 1953, his family travelled by dog team to Kimmirut to allow him to build a large fishing boat. He began working on walrus tusks during this period, one of the first carvers in the community to do so. His first carving was a small Inuk boy carrying an ivory seal. Itulu likes to work on walrus tusk which he lets dry for long periods before carving, otherwise, they are too alive to be used. Scraped and filed by hand to a smooth finish, both sides of the tusk are then embellished with images of such arctic animals as wolves, caribou, ducks, geese, seals and walruses, reflecting his life as a trapper and hunter. Itulu also uses his highly accomplished scrimshaw technique on bone, employing the original tools h... Read full biography
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