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<p>[QUOTE="Mark London, post: 1111834, member: 346"]Sorry to chime in so late in the discussion. The disc number indeed seems to correspond to Lucy Nappatu from Akulivik (assuming of course that it reads E9-1400). While Komo is correct that she is listed as a printmaker and not a sculptor, there are always exceptions. </p><p><br /></p><p>My only concern is that the carving was executed with a very firm hand whereas the disc number seems to have been incised by a child. As such I would opt for describing the piece as being "attributed to Lucy Nappatu" rather than "by Lucy Nappatu". There would be zero effect on value as her works are not particularly sought after by the secondary market.</p><p><br /></p><p>The stone and style are consistent with Akulivik, Nunavik and the date is likely mid to late 1960's.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mark London, post: 1111834, member: 346"]Sorry to chime in so late in the discussion. The disc number indeed seems to correspond to Lucy Nappatu from Akulivik (assuming of course that it reads E9-1400). While Komo is correct that she is listed as a printmaker and not a sculptor, there are always exceptions. My only concern is that the carving was executed with a very firm hand whereas the disc number seems to have been incised by a child. As such I would opt for describing the piece as being "attributed to Lucy Nappatu" rather than "by Lucy Nappatu". There would be zero effect on value as her works are not particularly sought after by the secondary market. The stone and style are consistent with Akulivik, Nunavik and the date is likely mid to late 1960's.[/QUOTE]
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