artefacts - Inuit

Inuit school Inuit Family Fishing, printed in 'Povungnituk.' title and artist's name in syllabics stonecut print 63 x 78 cm

A walrus ivory letter opener, possibly Inuit, the handle in the form of a fish, 25 cm long,

Two Inuit bow Drills, c.18th-20th Cetury, of marine ivory, decorated with incised motifs, 14-36 cm (2). Provenance: the smaller example purchased in 1996 Note: original purchase receipt available to buyer

A collection of five early Inuit Implements, of wood, bone and marine ivory, including two cod lures and two floats, 6-11 cm (5).…

A collection of Inuit Tools, of marine ivory and wood, including a harpoon, 11-27 cm (7)

Three Inuit Tupilaks, of marine ivory, Greenland, 11-14 cm (3)

Three Inuit Tupilaks, of marine ivory, Greenland, 10-12 cm (3)

Two Inuit Tupilaks, of marine ivory, Greenland, 8-9 cm (2)

Two fine Inuit baskets, of woven whale baleen, the lids decorated with walrus ivory in the form of a walrus and a seal, the bases with central ivory disc, Alaska, 8-11 cm (2)

A superb Inuit sculpture, of openwork walrus tusk, Nunivak Island, Alaska, 52 cm. Provenance: Purchased from Paul Goldstein, New York, in 1996 Note: This lot is sold with the purchase receipt from Paul Goldstein

Three superb Inuit Ossik, of walrus penis bone, one with terminals of walrus ivory in the form of polar bear, the other in the form of a walrus, 49-57 cm (3)

Two Inuit artefacts, one of walrus bone, one an ossik sculpted with figurative motifs, and inset walrus ivory, 35-48 cm (2)

Three superb Inuit Ossik, of walrus penis bone, the terminals of walrus ivory two sculpted in the form of polar bear, the other in the form of a walrus, 42-52 cm (3)

Inuit school carved spirit face. Additional mythical face verso, inscribed in ink to base (syllabic script). Aged bone showing shrinkage cracks. Provenance: Hawkins family carved Whalebone. Height 20 cm