Inuit Eskimo Art, Serpentine Stone Seal By Ashevak Adla, W/ Eskimo Tag
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:4889661 | Tribal Affiliation: Inuit |
This art piece has an eskimo tag: Certified by the Government of CanadaCommunity or origin: Cape Dorset. Baffin IslandGrey/green colored serpentine stone Inuit artDimension: 6”w x 1 ¾”hPerfect condition Ashevak Adla was born on February 22, 1977 in Cape Dorset, Baffin Island, Nunavut. He is the eldest child of Kumajuk and David Adla and the grandson of Cape Dorset carver Audla Pee.It was his grandfather Audla who taught Ashevak how tocarve. At the age of eleven Ashevak and hi...s cousin Ulaigie used to watch Audla making birds. The elder was kind and patient and encouraged the boys to try ut their grandfatherr’s tools. Ashevak’s first pieces were simple carvings, like the heads of birds or seals, but it was not long before he ventured into depicting more intricate and challenging subject matter. Ashevak is one of the most promising Cape Dorset carvers of the young generation. He excels in representing walking and dancing bears, he also carves delicate birds with widely outstretched wings , as well as playful and carefree seals and walrus. He carves in serpentine, a metamorphic rock of varying green brown or black color. It is a very hard stone indigenous to Baffin Island, with a composition similar to jade.
