Carved from one piece of old whalebone, with inlaid baleen for eyes and nostrils, this walrus is elegant in its simplicity and form. Measuring 6" long and 1 3/4" high, it is light in weight due to the porous nature of old whalebone. This is a fine example of Eskimo/Inuit carving, and it is strikingly well sculpted, clearly utilizing the natural shape of the bone, and creating the tusks out of the single piece of bone.

From a good collection of soapstone and argillite Eskimo sculpture, this figure depicts a man in a parka, holding the head of a dog or wolf. In very glossy stone, either soapstone or argillite, it measures 6 1/2" high, 4" wide, and 2" deep. It has incised marks on the base, and a sticker from the Canadian Eskimo Art association, which guarantees items to be made by native artisans.

Of very dark soapstone, this carving depicts a hunter holding an animal that appears to be a seal. It measures 5" high, 2 3/4" wide and about 1 3/4" deep and has a satiny surface. The nose of the seal has a slight chip, visible in some of the photos. Very aesthetic in form, it is signed, with numbers also on the bottom. Part of a collection of Inuit sculpture, others listed in our catalog...