Artist Niukpuk; Jeannie Inuit
Title Round Lyme Grass Basket with Soap Stone Bird Handle
Media grass basket with black stone carving
Dated 1961
Size 12.5 x 11 x 11 in. / 31.8 x 27.9 x 27.9 cm.

Notes
bears artist's name, disc number 'E9-1756', date and community 'Inoudjouac' on paperwork included with lot; some fading and handling marks noted

Reference
according to Margaret Hess catalogue paperwork, Jobie Inukpuk [her husband and a carver] made the handles for her baskets

Provenance
purchased from Quest Gallery, Banff; from the Estate of Dr. Margaret [Marmie] Perkins Hess, see some additional information at Canadian Museum of History Announces Major Bequest of Inuit Art from the late Dr. Margaret Hess
Estimate CAD$200-$250