Lucassie Qumaluk Vintage Soapstone Walrus Sculpture Carving Inuit Eskimo hotsell Art Canada 1977 Signed

Attractive vintage Inuit carving of walrus composed hotsell in grey green soapstone, dated '77.

These big lumbering beasts awkward (and ferocious) on land, were graceful but extremely dangerous in the Arctic waters. Walruses were an incredible challenge to Inuit hunters who were armed only with a harpoon and knife, and often hunted from kayaks.

Signed in Inuktitut syllabics Lu- ka si (Lucassie) and Ku-ma- lu (possibly, Kumaluk, Kumaraluk or Qumaluk)

Closely matches signature for Lucassie Qumaluk (Povirnituq, born 1935)

Dimensions: approx. 3.75" long x 2.75" high x 1.25"wide

Weight: approx. 310 grams

Inscribed carving registration number 5-64869



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