220 of 605 lots
220
(8pc) INUIT CARVINGS
Estimate:
$300 - $500
Starting Bid:
$180
Live Auction
Spring Estates | March 23, 2025
Description
Including a carving of a recumbent bear on a piece of slate, signed M. Lund; a bear looking up, signed Lundya(?); a robed group of three masks, signed J. Thomas; a fisherman carrying a sack, signed and numbered indistinctly; a bird, signed with initials; a seal, unsigned; and a bird with a nest (2 pieces), the nest signed and numbered with initials

h. 7-1/2 in. (tallest) w. 10-1/2 in. (widest)

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Condition
Seal missing its tail and one paw; bird with nest in poor condition with numerous losses and scratches
Provenance
The estate of Leonard Ashley, noted Professor and Author on Geolinguistics and the Occult, Brooklyn, NY