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Two Inuit Soapstone Carvings of Hunter Figures
Two Inuit Soapstone Carvings of Hunter Figures
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Description
**Originally Listed At $500**

Native American / First Nations, United States, Alaska & Canada, Inuit, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. A pair of soapstone carvings of traditional Inuit people in parkas. One carved in the round, standing with a rope tied around a seal or other hunted animal. The other man is flattened and depicted crawling or climbing and the verso is inscribed with Inuktitut syllabics and an indiscernible disc number. Size: 3.5" L x 1.75" W x 5.5" H (8.9 cm x 4.4 cm x 14 cm)

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Provenance: private Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, USA collection

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#176585
Condition
Surface nicks and minor abrasions, otherwise both are intact. One is signed with Inuktitut and somewhat discernible numbers.
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Two Inuit Soapstone Carvings of Hunter Figures

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Artemis Gallery

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Louisville, CO, United States7,945 Followers
Auction Curated By
Bob Dodge
Owner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art
Sydelle Dienstfrey
PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts
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