Fabulous Eskimo Inuit Art Hunter w Seal Argillite Carving Isaac Sala NO RESERVE

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Fabulous Eskimo Inuit Art Hunter w Seal Argillite Carving Isaac Sala NO RESERVE :
$36.41

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Very well carved, knowledgeable and wonderful
Folk naive Inuit Eskimo sculpture
Great details throughout - note the fingernails on one hand

Successful Inuk hunter and spotted seal

Signed on the bottom in Roman
By well known gallery artist
Isaac Sala
b1969
Carving since he was 8 years old

Community: Sanikiluaq
Disc number E9-3824

Exhibitions include
Legacy in Stone Four Winds Gallery
Inuit Carving Exhibition by Isaac Sala Vista Hotel
Legacy in Stone: Carvings from the Canadian Arctic Four Winds Gallery
Baffin Images Orca Aart
Recent Sculpture from Sanikiluaq Albers Gallery
Kunstwerke der Inuit Presented by CreARTion, Eppstein in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Association of Canadian Studies at the Hotel am Badersee
The Treasured Monument Marion Scott Gallery
Kunst van de Inuit Eskimo\'s Gemeentelijk Kunstcentrum Huis Hellemans
Keeping Our Stories Alive: An Exhibition of the Art and Crafts from Dene and Inuit of Canada Institute of American Indian Arts Museum
The Inuit: Managers of the Land Chrysalis Gallery
Miniaturen Inuit Galerie

Good condition - argillite stone
Minor wear and tear - possibly missing a weapon in the one hand - sold as is
Natural mineral markings and lines retained throughout
Numbered Canada Certified Eskimo art sticker on bottom
Approx: 2 1/4 inches deep x 8 5/8 high x 6 3/8 wide

Selections from the highly recommend Sanikiluaq artist website
Source of soapstone:
Tukarak Island is the locaiton of the ‘old’ soapstone mine which is the main source of material for most carvers. It varies from light green through to black and dark brown. Isaac , if given an opportunity, likes to choose material that carries a vein of quartz which makes working the carving more difficult because of the differential hardnesses.
Art:
Although young, he is probably the most productive carver in town and he is a true artist, producing material that is not simply repetitive, but inculcates a theme or concept. He works with an axe, hacksaw and file to rough out the carving, but often uses electric tools for fine detail.
Isaac is well known to collectors across Canada and the USA and art dealers have knowledge of his work.

Selections from the booklet Canadian Inuit Sculpture - Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Carvings from Sanikiluaq, situated in the Belcher Islands in Hudson Bay, are very popular with both art collectors and tourists.
...but it is the representations of the Arctic wildlife of the islands, particularly birds and marine mammals, that have made the art of this community so eagerly sought after. They also derive much of their popularity from the argillite stone which ranges from light green to almost black, often has a distinctive striped grain, and takes a beautiful polish.
Although the generic term soapstone is commonly used, this is a bit misleading. Soapstone, a soft talc steatite, is not used nearly as much as the harder serpentine, serpentinite, siltstone, argillite, dolomite, quartz and other types.
Materials are often in short supply, and artists must travel great distances overland or by boat to quarry quantities of good quality stone.

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Buyer to pay shipping and insurance costs.
Canadian buyers subject to Canadian taxes.

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