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Canadian Inuit Soapstone Hunting Weasel Carving

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Canadian Inuit Soapstone Hunting Weasel Carving

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Description

**First Time At Auction**

First Nations, Northwestern Canada, Inuit people, ca. mid-20th century CE. An interesting soapstone carving of a predatory animal chowing down on prey. The slinky body and long tail suggest a creature in the weasel family- perhaps a wolverine or ermine. The underside is etched with an indiscernible disc number for an unknown artist. Size: 6" L x 3" W x 2.5" H (15.2 cm x 7.6 cm x 6.4 cm)

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Wistariahurst Museum collection, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

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Condition

Chips and nicks to surface. Intact without any restoration or repairs. Disc number on base is faint and nearly indiscernible.

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Canadian Inuit Soapstone Hunting Weasel Carving

Name: Canadian Inuit Soapstone Hunting Weasel Carving
SKU: 153621027
Price: 400 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $400 - $800

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