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Inuit Whalebone Sculpture Icefloe w/ Soapstone Seals

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Inuit Whalebone Sculpture Icefloe w/ Soapstone Seals

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Please note this item falls under the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act and is not eligible for international shipping. Native American, Alaska Native, & Native Hawaiian objects are only eligible to ship within the United States. If you live outside of the USA and you bid/win, your bid will be cancelled. Please bid accordingly.

Native American / First Nations, Northwest Coast United States, Alaska or Canada, Inupiaq / Inuit people, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. A hand carved whale bone landscape - representing an ice floe with soapstone seals. The seals are carved in relaxed basking positions and are balanced via pegs, all are removable; a charming piece that captures the arctic environment! Whale bone sculpture requires the use of older bone that has dried and ossified - new bone will splinter and be too oily to carve- hence the wonderfully aged and weathered appearance. Size: 7" L x 7" W x 5" H (17.8 cm x 17.8 cm x 12.7 cm); seals: 3" L x 1.5" W (7.6 cm x 3.8 cm)

Please note this item falls under the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act and is not eligible for international shipping. Native American, Alaska Native, & Native Hawaiian objects are only eligible to ship within the United States.

Provenance: private Greenwood Village, Colorado, USA collection

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Condition

Pegs on seals are broken off into the bone and/or in the seal. All seals are removable and can be balanced on the bone as shown. Old adhesive residue on the undersides of some seals. One flipper reattached to a seal, and chips and loss to rear flippers on two seals. Some flaking to bone when handled. Unsigned.

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Inuit Whalebone Sculpture Icefloe w/ Soapstone Seals

Name: Inuit Whalebone Sculpture Icefloe w/ Soapstone Seals
SKU: 158223533
Price: 550 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $1,200 - $1,800

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Starting Price $600

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