Featured 2 Inuit Figurines

Discussion in 'Antique Discussion' started by kardinalisimo, May 18, 2020.

  1. kardinalisimo

    kardinalisimo Well-Known Member

    D0A8AF4E-BC1A-4940-8C8A-ABD7474612E8.jpeg 0B757489-95DC-441A-A4FB-88C2FE4BC3F3.jpeg 7169163F-7FB5-4043-9A35-B26BD1AF2CCA.jpeg 31978636-8C14-4B04-8F06-CF65D4F13AC2.jpeg 4A4BD4D3-99C1-4D9B-A924-22C0C81C5E59.jpeg Any help with the signature?
    The whale is not signed so don’t know if by the same artist.
    Thanks
     
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  3. kardinalisimo

    kardinalisimo Well-Known Member

    Thanks. First letter G?
     
  4. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Yes.
    They are sweet, kard. Love the beluga.
     
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  5. Brynne

    Brynne Member

    Bert Oozevaseuk (1946 – 2004) was a respected ivory carver from the village of Gambell on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska.
     
  6. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Thanks Brynne. It looks like the initial of this signature is a G, maybe a relative?
     
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  7. kardinalisimo

    kardinalisimo Well-Known Member

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  8. all_fakes

    all_fakes Well-Known Member

    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 the item; and because the signature is often carved, there is less consistency than in the signature on a painting, for example.
    I've got many examples by Inuit artists who sign ivory in ink, rather than carving; and carved signatures may be done in a number of different ways also.
     
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