Lot 409
3 Carved Inuit Soapstone Figures ca. 1970s. 3 prized pieces of authentic, carved soapstone figures from Northern Canada's Inuit indigenous peoples. 1) a dark gray carved leopard seal 2 x 4½ x 3" with a bird in its mouth, Inuit igloo tag and etched numbers on verso, 2) a large, dramatic, nicely carved piece of green and dark green mottled soapstone of a bear and walrus in fight, tusks rendered in bone, 8 x 5 x 3", artist signed on verso Tekak, 3) Very fine carving of a seal hunter in a kayak (3 individual elements) of light gray soapstone and paddle carved of bone. 3 x 10 x 2" with Inuit igloo tag and etched numbers on verso. All three pieces in excellent condition. Estimated Value $250 - 400
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