Two 20th C. Inuit Stone Carvings - Face And Bear - Sep 29, 2023 | Artemis Gallery In Co
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Two 20th C. Inuit Stone Carvings - Face and Bear
Two 20th C. Inuit Stone Carvings - Face and Bear
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Description
**Originally Listed At $400**

Native American, Alaska or Canada, Inuit, ca. second half of the 20th century CE. A set of 2 hand-carved stone effigies. First is a vibrant green-hued face of a woman with lengthy hair, a pointed chin, and a lengthy neck. The larger sculpture depicts a bear laying on its back, perhaps while scratching its belly for relaxation. Size of larger: 5.25" L x 2" W x 4.3" H (13.3 cm x 5.1 cm x 10.9 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 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA collection

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#178003
Condition
Both pieces with minor abrasions, otherwise intact and very good. Nice surface smoothness throughout. Previous inventory labels on verso of bear.
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Two 20th C. Inuit Stone Carvings - Face and Bear

Estimate $600 - $900
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Starting Price $300

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Artemis Gallery

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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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