Five Inuit figural carvings
Each of carved stone, the first: Samisa Passauralu Ivilla (Povungnituk/Puvirnituq, b. 1924), a woman stretching an animal skin, signed in syllabics with the remannts of Canada Eskimo Art sticker; the second: Levi Qumaluk (Povungnituk/Puvirnituq, 1919-1997), a woman stretching an animal skin, signed in syllabics and with disc number: E9-843; the third: kneeling woman with folded arms, signed in syllabics: Naula(?) and dated 1974; the fourth: woman and child, signed indistinctly in syllabics; the fifth: kneeling woman, signed in syllabics: Annie Avalua.
heights 5in - 15in
Footnotes:
Provenance
The Levi Qumaluk purchased at The Snow Goose, Ottawa, On, July 2000; a copy of the handwritten invoice accompanies the lot
The Wendy and Les Fisher Collection of Canadian Inuit Sculpture, Chicago, IL

The first two: Each in good condition with scattered scratches, scufs and wear commensurate with age and material. Each with natural fissures to the stone. The first with more scattered scuffs, a couple small spots of darkening, and some tape residue on the lower portion of the woman's body.

The last three: Each in good condition overall with a few scattered light scratches and scuffs commensurate with age and occasional handling. Second largest wobbles somewhat on its base. The largest with a couple of scuffs verso.