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B220 – “Fox Spirit Helpers Coming Out of the Two Old Ladies” (2023)

CAD$ 3,850 (+GST/HST if applicable, packing, insurance, shipping)

Artist: Manasie Akpaliapik (1955 – cont.) of Ikpiarjuk, Nunavut and Ontario

Signature: Signed to the vertebra in Inuktitut syllabics

Medium: Whale vertebra, Caribou antler, Alabaster

Dimensions: W: 23.0” x H: 10.5” x D: 7.0”

Condition: Excellent

Based on a legend about a woman who had a fox as her helping spirit and could shapeshift into her spirit. Shape shifting was an ability many of our ancestors were able to learn and use to their benefit.