Here we go: https://www.trussel.com/f_art.htm#we https://www.trussel.com/f_art.htm#Wolf These links give some idea as to how often these items...
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Though the hole in the guard is reminiscent of a bayonet, another possibility is that it was intended to be used in tying the knife to a long...
https://www.ecommercebytes.com/guides/collectibles/wolf-originals-soapstone-carvings/ But that is a copy of an ebay guide I wrote myself...
Exactly. INH's ebay example is one of the many stating "hand-carved soapstone, hand-made in Canada." It just is not soapstone, or hand-carved....
This is a cast product, made by "Wolf Enterprises" or "Wolf Originals" and you'll see on it the initials WE with a copyright symbol, looking like...
I'd think the G. does refer to Gordon Oozevaseuk, who is likely a relative; signature styles on ivory can vary, sometimes depending on the size of...
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I've seen a somewhat similar item, apparently made of ground slate, in an ebay listing. (One of those where the seller has a grouped photo of...
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I really liked N.S.S...….many years ago I invited him to these boards, but he never joined, unless incognito under an alias.
One of my favorite stories, and I might have some pics somewhere, but like the one below: My Mom kept this in her china cabinet for years, and...
I wouldn't be thinking tobacco :angelic:....and might guess the stems and bowl are wood, with the snakes and joining sections being Fimo or...
Not Haida or any other NW Coast; possibly New Zealand
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