Mid 20th Century Jolly Aningmiuq Carved Stone Hunter Sculpture

Description

Jolly Aningmiuq (Adam Jollie), Inuit [Cape Dorset/Kinngait],
1954-2000 was a carver in Kinngait (Cape Dorset), NU.
Jolly Aningmiuq work shown … more Jolly Aningmiuq (Adam Jollie), Inuit [Cape Dorset/Kinngait],
1954-2000 was a carver in Kinngait (Cape Dorset), NU.
Jolly Aningmiuq work shown subjects dancers, and hunters.
This sculpture is larger in size about 9.5 inch
The detail is Fantastic
Look at his teeth in his open mouth
Nice colors in the stone
Signed on bottom Cape Dorset Canada JOLLY ANINGMUIQ
This is a museum piece for sure


Jolly Aningmiuq’s work has appeared in gallery exhibitions.
EXHIBITIONS:
October 1981 Inuit Masks
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver Vancouver, British Columbia
(illustrated catalogue)
August - Sep 1991 Cape Dorset Stone Sculpture: Masters
& the Next Generation
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
Vancouver, British Columbia
(illustrated catalogue)
April - June 1995 The Birds of Cape Dorset:
A collection of sculpture by
32 Cape Dorset Carvers
Albers Gallery
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
March - April 1996 Quvianatuliak Takpaungai & Jolly
Aningmiq of Cape Dorset: Sculpture
Albers Gallery
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
SELECTED REFERENCES:
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
INUIT MASKS. Vancouver: Inuit Gallery, n.d.
(c) Inuit Art Section, INAC 1995 less