Posted 6 months ago
ralph
(93 items)
hi walksofly these are the pictures you asked me to post i would like to know moor about them i got them in Canada about 1950s 1960s or the name on the eskimos foot is akiter k that's all i know.
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They are fantastic, do you know what region of Canada you bought them in?
they were bought in Quebec.
I've done some looking online for info on the artist, but no luck so far.
So much of the work by Inuit carvers was sold through co-operatives, so many artists remained somewhat unknown.
I suggest that you contact the Winnipeg Art Gallery, as they have a significant collection of Inuit art.
Link to their site;
http://wag.ca/art/collections/inuit-art/
You should contact the curator of the Inuit collection at;
curator- inuit@wag.ca
curators name is
Darlene Coward Wight
Yes, these are Inuit. I have seen them on an antiques program. A British went out there in the 50s and encouraged them to do more of their own work. If it is from that period it is supposed to be the best, and is quite valuable. Someone who is knowledgeable in this art should even be able to tell which village each piece came from due to the colour of the stone used. Good luck in figuring that one out.