Inuit carved fossilized walrus ivory seal family on fossilized walrus ivory base. Exeptional piece with quality smoothed detail and small baleen embellishments. These carvings were usually small carvings from walrus ivory, representing local animals and Inuit themselves, going about everyday life. Seals, caribou, polar bears, birds, and other animals important to Inuit’s survival were often represented. Carver unknown
PERIOD: Late 20th Century
ORIGIN: Arctic - Inuit, Native American