Featured Stone Eskimo hunter carving. Old or tourist item?

Discussion in 'Tribal Art' started by 916Bulldogs123, Mar 4, 2018.

  1. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    Also if someone could tell me what type of stone.
    About 5" tall and the weight is almost 4 pounds
    There is some writing scratched into the bottom but i can't make it out.

    Mike

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  2. Huntingtreasure

    Huntingtreasure Well-Known Member

    Try searching killiktee pond carvings.
    Just started looking there and I see some carvings like yours.
     
  3. say_it_slowly

    say_it_slowly The worst prison is a closed heart

    I think it might be Inuit and by one of the Killiktee carvers, I assume it's a family of carvers as there are several different first names online.

    @komokwa might know
     
  4. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    Wow that's awesome. Thanks for the help. I can read it now that I know what it is.
     
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  5. Huntingtreasure

    Huntingtreasure Well-Known Member

    Nice find! Post an update if you can.
     
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  6. Mark London

    Mark London Well-Known Member

    Isaac Killiktee from Pond Inlet, born 1948.
     
  7. say_it_slowly

    say_it_slowly The worst prison is a closed heart

    That initial looks like a J to me and there seem to be quite a few Killiktees. Are you familiar with Isaac's work or is that a guess?
     
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  8. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    With all the other scratching on the bottom it could be an I or a J or a T. I just hope it's not the J that is going to trial for murder :inpain:
     
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  9. Mark London

    Mark London Well-Known Member

    While Killiktee is a common name in Lake Harbour there is only one in Pond Inlet.
     
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  10. Mark London

    Mark London Well-Known Member

    BTW, the piece likely dates to the mid 1970’s. There is very little coming out of Pond Inlet these days.
     
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  11. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

  12. Mark London

    Mark London Well-Known Member

    I’m talking about listed artists not telephone book entries. Not everyone up North is an artist.
     
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  13. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    Thank you Mark. I appreciate you looking him up for me.

    Mike
     
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  14. Mark London

    Mark London Well-Known Member

    My pleasure
     
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  15. judy

    judy Well-Known Member

    I love him! I have a small collection of Eskimo pieces.

    Would Mike's be made of soapstone?

    I googled to see if there was such a thing as red soapstone, and I see that there is.
     
  16. antidiem

    antidiem Well-Known Member

    very cool how he 'rocks' back and forth to fish! :cat:
     
  17. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    Update.
    I listed him Sunday. Ends Tomorrow. 5 bids, 4 bidders.
    Up to 46.00 as of today.
     
  18. judy

    judy Well-Known Member

    TY for letting us know.

    I just placed a bid......altho I expect it to go much higher.

    Best of luck with the sale.
     
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  19. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    Wow, Thanks Judy. You should have messaged me before. I'm sure we could have worked something out.
    Mike
     
  20. judy

    judy Well-Known Member

    That's quite ok Mike......it never even crossed my mind.

    But thank you.
     
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