13" Headstrong Kellypalik Etidloie MasterpieceInuit art: Muskox (Musk Ox) Inuit Artist: Kellypalik Etidloi Size: 12. 5" long, 9" high, 7" wide, 26 lbs Community: Cape Dorset, NU Stone: Serpentine (gorgeous very dark green, our favorite) id: ndc 186 1265767ccjjy MASTERPIECE CARVING MUSEUM CALIBRE The showstopper for this Muskox is the dramatic large head which is dropped down to the ground and tilted. (Is this majestic animal listening to the ground for approaching hoofbeats?) The Headpiece of the

"Formidable Muskox" and "Caribou in Northern Lights"

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A GREEN bear with a brilliant RED tongue

Dorset ID#: 10S-01

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This is a grand carving by Canada’s most world renowned owl artist

But the real brilliance in this piece are the yellow inlaid eyes

Provenance 2020 - I was contacted by a gentleman who had worked for the Canadian Government in Gjoa Haven 2015-2019

he dresses them in dramatic and elaborate costumes typical of the renaissance period or a fairy tale hero

Here is a brief biography about Irene in wikipedia

Toonoo Sharkey is widely recognized  as a major carving talent of the Inuit art world

you begin to feel the bitter Arctic wind on your face