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Inuit Bone Art

Two Pre Inuit Thule Culture Bone Tool Handles
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Two carved bone tool Handles from the Pre-Inuit Thule Culture in all original condition. Probable
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Antique 17th Century Tribal Tribal Art

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Bone

Antique Inuit Carved Bone Folk Art Scrimshaw Cribbage Game Board
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Inuit folk art carved bone cribbage board featuring a Polar Bear propped up by Seals
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Games

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Bone

Carved Soapstone Sculpture of a Seated Inuit Holding a Bone Narwhal Tusk & Fish
Located in Nantucket, MA
Carved Black Soapstone of Seated Inuit figure, holding a carved bone Narwhal tusk in one hand and a
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Early 20th Century Canadian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Soapstone

Inuit Tupilak - Mythological Figurine in Carved Bone, Greenland 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unusual miniature Inuit Tupilak in hand-carved bone or tooth (5.2x2x3.5 cm). It depicts a cat-like
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Vintage 1930s Greenlandic Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bone

Pre Inuit/ Eskimo Thule Culture Artifacts
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A curated collection of Pre Inuit Thule Culture (1,200-1,600 A.D.) Artifacts housed in a Museum
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Antique Early 1600s North American Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Stone

Two Antique Inuit/ Eskimo Anthropomorphic Tool Handles
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Two 19th Century or possibly earlier Inuit Tool Handles, one of carved wood and the other of carved
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Antique 19th Century North American Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Bone, Wood

Pair Inuit Seal and Whale Scrimshaw Walrus Ivory Tusks
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of antique Alaskan walrus tusks with scrimshaw decoration, one with three different whales the other with three different seals. Alaska, United States Length: 29.5 Inches. ...
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Antique Early 1900s American Tribal Antiquities

Materials

Bone

Inuit Sculpture, Bear Attacking Walrus
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A whimsical large Inuit Eskimo carving in soapstone of a Bear holding a rock to throw at 2 Walrus
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20th Century Canadian Native American Objects

Materials

Soapstone

Pair of 19th C Inuit Male Statues carved in Walrus Tusk
Located in brussel, BE
This pair is a fine example of ivory carving done by Inuit natives; Native Americans who live
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19th Century More Art

Materials

Organic Material

Two 14th-16th Century Bowls from the Pre-Inuit/ Eskimo Thule Culture
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fascinating pair of Pre-Inuit Thule Culture Bowls dating to the 14th-16th Century, one carved
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Antique 16th Century American Native American Native American Objects

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Bone, Driftwood

Fisherman & his Catch
Located in Clinton Township, MI
sculpture (done with bone, ivory, wood or stone) depicting their traditional way of life. Inuit people have
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Early 19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Fisherman & his Catch
Fisherman & his Catch
H 6.5 in W 4 in D 3 in
Sea Spirit
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rockies Stones, Bones, Cloth, and Paper: Inuit Art in Edmonton Collections, Edmonton Art Gallery
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Prints

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Other Medium

Sea Spirit
Sea Spirit
H 12 in W 16.75 in D 0.01 in
Simanek Sagiatuk Stone Walrus, Lake Harbour / Kimmirut, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inuit art sculpture carver from the Lake Harbour community. He used to work mostly with serpentine, a
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Vintage 1970s Canadian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Serpentine

Ancient Ice Jumbo Crystal Necklace and Carved Polar Bear Statement Necklace
By Alison Nagasue AKN Design
Located in Rutherford, NJ
An inherited carved Polar Bear, likely Inuit and bone of some kind, on top of a handmade 18K yellow
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2010s American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Crystal, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver

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Late 19th Century French Bronze Sculpture "Le Grand Jockey" Signed I. Bonheur
By Isidore Jules Bonheur
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an office or study with this large antique bronze sculpture. Created in France circa 1880, and signed by French sculptor Isidore Bonheur, the sculpture is set on a green mar...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Collection of Lindstrom's Game Boards-2
By Lindstrom Tool & Toy Company 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lindstrom's gold star marble game board, dated 1934 This fun tabletop game boards are in great as found condition. Lindstrom's gold star (signed on the reverse), in great condition ...
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Early 20th Century American Adirondack Game Boards

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Tin, Metal

Antique Victorian Vintage Ivory Bovine Whale Bone Walking Swagger Stick Cane
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Very Fine & Rare Example of a Mariner’s Whale Bone Walking Cane of exceptional quality. First half of the Nineteenth Century, possibly of English origin. The hand carved decorati...
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Antique Early 19th Century British Victorian Sports Equipment and Memora...

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Horn, Ebony

Antique French Bone and Ebony Dominoes Set, 1800s
Located in Lucenec, SK
This is an antique French domino game in a wooden box Mid to late 1800s All complete with 28 dominoes The dominoes have a bone front, ebony backings and brass tacks The dominoes a...
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Antique 19th Century French Games

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Brass

Equestrian Bronze Figurative Racehorse and Jockey Sculpture Statue
Located in Miami, FL
Equestrian Bronze Figurative Racehorse and Jockey Sculpture Statue Offered for sale is an equestrian bronze figurative sculpture of a thoroughbred horse and jockey. This is a well-...
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20th Century American Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique Vintage Wood Cribbage Game Board Hughes Manufacturing Co Los Angeles
By Milton Bradley Co.
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Antique Vintage Wood Cribbage Game Board Hughes Manufacturing Company Los Angeles Original vintage unrestored condition. Game board only. Some wood marquetry missing. Paper label pr...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls

Materials

Wood

Knight’s Castile Chemist Shop Display Soap Dispensing Cabinet
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Knight’s Castile Chemist Shop Display Soap Dispensing Cabinet This is a very rare piece, the upper glazed section holds 3 different soaps (Red Band, Purple Band and Gold Band) which...
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Antique Early 1900s Victorian Apothecary Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

Inuit Soapstone Figural Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Eskimo figural soapstone carving.
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Mid-20th Century Canadian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Soapstone

Inuit Soapstone Figural Sculpture
Inuit Soapstone Figural Sculpture
H 11.25 in W 6 in D 2 in
Inuit Soapstone Seal Hunter
Located in Mexico City, MX
A Inuit carved dark green soapstone seal hunter. The sculpture is signed and dated 1974 on the bottom by an unidentified artist.
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Vintage 1970s Canadian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Soapstone

Inuit Soapstone Seal Hunter
Inuit Soapstone Seal Hunter
H 8.67 in W 8.08 in D 4.34 in
Victorian Stationer’s, Retail Pen Display Cabinet
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Victorian stationer’s, retail pen display cabinet, A great and very usable piece, this handsome mahogany cabinet, sits on the counter top at a sloping angle to display the pens...
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Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Vitrines

Materials

Fruitwood

Midnight Wolf: A Limited Edition Clarence Mills Signed Haida Inuit Print
Located in Alamo, CA
"Midnight Wolf" is a framed signed limited edition abstract inuit native people's work by Northwest Coast Haida artist Clarence Mills. The print depicts a stylized wolf howling at th...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Animal Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Midcentury Carved Inuit TOTEM in Birch with Circular Mother-of-Pearl Inlay
Located in New York, NY
This handcrafted birchwood totem offers a stylized depiction of an inuit man. The facial features, consistent with native carving of this region, recall the style of Japanese kabuki ...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Native American Objects

Materials

Stone

Hyllested Danish Mid-Century Art Pottery Eskimo Figure
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A charming and uncommon Danish mid-century art pottery eskimo figure made by Hyllested Keramik and dating from around 1960. This highly collectable figure is referenced by some as re...
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Hyllested Danish Mid-Century Art Pottery Eskimo Figure
Hyllested Danish Mid-Century Art Pottery Eskimo Figure
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H 2.76 in W 2.47 in D 2.37 in
Large Inuit Soapstone Sculpture of a Walrus with Tusks by Ragee Kupapik E7837
By Ragee Kuppapik
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Large Inuit soapstone sculpture of a walrus with tusks, the soapstone is in a large-scale size and quite heavy, the tusks are made from a walrus. The figure measures 12" inches wide ...
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Mid-20th Century Canadian Native American Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Soapstone

Pacific Northwest Coast Carved Cedar Killer Whale Rattle
Located in Nantucket, MA
Pacific Northwest coast carved cedar killer whale rattle, by Coastal Salish - Squamish artist Stan Joseph, signed and dated 2012, a beautiful and deeply carved hollow cedar dance rat...
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2010s American Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Cedar

Two Eskimo Inuit Carvings Youtie Sudloo
Located in Palm Springs, CA
2 signed Eskimo Inuit carvings of 2 women wearing amauti - a specialized jacket for carrying babies. They are signed by YOUTIE SUDLOO (1946-) The taller man is approx 6 inches tall ...
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20th Century Canadian Native American Objects

Materials

Stone

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Vintage Eskimo Inuit Shaman Head Carving
Located in London, GB
A fine and striking vintage Eskimo shaman head carving Carved by Alaskan artist Embert Ozeva (signed), Alaska, circa 1970, Fossilized whalebone. Size H 16 cm W 14 cm D 9 cm Presen...
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Vintage 1970s North American Native American Objects

Materials

Bone

Vintage Eskimo Inuit Shaman Head Carving
Vintage Eskimo Inuit Shaman Head Carving
H 6.3 in W 5.91 in D 3.55 in
Inuit Carving "Life of the Polar Bear"
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a long slender carving from a tusk or bone celebrating the life of a polar bear.
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Vintage 1930s Canadian Native American Objects

Materials

Stone

Inuit Soapstone Sculpture of a Hunter in Kayak
By Inuit
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Soapstone and bone sculpture of an Inuit hunter travelling by kayak. Kayaks are a technology
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Mid-20th Century Canadian Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Soapstone

Greenlandic Inuit "Tupilak" Folk Art Sculpture in Carved Soap Stone, circa 1950
By Inuit
Located in Odense, DK
Large and wonderful Inuit ´Tupilak´ figure made in Greenland in the 20th century. The figure is cut
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Vintage 1950s Greenlandic Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Soapstone

Inuit Whale Bone Sculpture, circa 1970a
Located in Toronto, ON
A hand carved and crafted whale bone sculpture of two birds in flight. The base is antler and the
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Vintage 1970s Canadian Tribal Art

Materials

Bone

Aisa Piungetug Inuit Whale Bone Carving Native American
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Large Inuit Eskimo whale bone carving "Man Dancing" by artist Aisa Piungetug 1981 from Clyde North
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Vintage 1980s Canadian Native American Objects

Materials

Bone

Inuit or Eskimo carved bone letter opener with a Walrus on top
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A really wonderfully detailed bone carving of a walrus which forms a handle for this walrus bone
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Vintage 1950s Native American Objects

Mating Walrus Inuit Eskimo Carving
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A quite delightful Eskimo or Inuit carving of what appear to be mating walrus. The tusks are bone
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20th Century Canadian Folk Art Sculptures

Inuit Arctic Region Folk Art Bone Hand Carved Doll Puppet Child's Toy
By Inuit
Located in Studio City, CA
A curious, little hand carved from bone (likely caribou and/or antler) Inuit toy doll with movable
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20th Century Canadian Primitive Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bone

Inuit Fossilized Bone Carving
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A lovely Fossilized Bone Inuit Carving. It has been mounted on a substantial Oak base. Sculpture
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20th Century American Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bone

Inuit Fossilized Bone Carving
Inuit Fossilized Bone Carving
H 16 in W 16.5 in D 10.5 in
Inuit Tupilak Alaska Native American Eskimo Bone Carved Totem with Walrus
By Native American Art
Located in Studio City, CA
Inuit/ Native American Art and artifacts collection. Dimensions: 4" high, 3.75" wide, .5" deep.
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Antique 19th Century Canadian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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Bone

Inuit Bow Drill Made of Caribou Bone
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Inuit bow drill made of caribou bone. Bow drills are used by the Inuit people for boring holes, as
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20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Bone

Inuit Bow Drill Made of Caribou Bone
Inuit Bow Drill Made of Caribou Bone
H 1.74 in W 25 in D 6 in
Inuit Alaska Eskimo Bone Carved Snow Goggles, circa 1880s
Located in Studio City, CA
Late 19th century inuit snow goggles carved from bone or antler. These goggles were often carved to
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Antique Late 19th Century Canadian Tribal Art

Materials

Antler

Inuit Carving Signed W. Kuzuguk
By Wilbur Kuzuguk
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A whimsical Inuit carving signed W. Kuzuguk. Fossilized whalebone. Good age appropriate condition
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20th Century American Tribal Art

Materials

Bone

Inuit Carving Signed W. Kuzuguk
Inuit Carving Signed W. Kuzuguk
H 11.5 in W 19 in D 8 in
Early 20th Century Inuit Snow Goggles
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Early 20th century Inuit snow goggles in patined bone. The Inuit people were up until the 1960s a
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Early 20th Century Canadian Nautical Objects

Materials

Bone

Early 20th Century Inuit Snow Goggles
Early 20th Century Inuit Snow Goggles
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H 1.97 in W 5.52 in D 1.58 in
Nalenik Temela Stone Walrus, Lake Harbour / Kimmirut, Signed 1974
By Nalenik Temela
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inuit of the territory of Nunavut and the Nunavik and Nunatsiavut regions of Quebec and Labrador
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Vintage 1970s Canadian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Serpentine

Nalenik Temela Dueling Stone Walrus - Lake Harbour / Kimmirut Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inuit of the territory of Nunavut and the Nunavik and Nunatsiavut regions of Quebec and Labrador
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Vintage 1970s Canadian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Serpentine

18th Century Eskimo Bag Fastener
Located in New York, NY
A subtly textured bag fastener in the form of a salmon. Carved of caribou bone, this lovely fish
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Native American Objects

18th Century Eskimo Archer's Wristguard, Alaska
Located in New York, NY
of the bone from which this piece was carved has deepened over time to a rich, warm, woody hue
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Native American Objects

Exceptional Antique Carved Inuit Cribbage Board
By Inuit
Located in Concord, MA
Inuits, circa 1900.
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Early 20th Century Canadian Native American Objects

Materials

Bone

Beluga Whale by Inuit Artist Josephie Padluq, Canada 1976
Located in Quechee, VT
This fine sculpture, "Playful Beluga Whale", in carved and polished green serpentine, is by Inuit
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Vintage 1970s Canadian Folk Art Sculptures

Rare Antique Inuit Walrus Tusk Scrimshaw Cribbage Board
Located in Concord, MA
Rare Antique Inuit Walrus Tusk scrimshaw fashioned into a cribbage board and adorned with
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Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Game Boards

Materials

Bone

Exceptional 19th Century Eskimo Whale Bone Carving
Located in Chicago, IL
Here is a fine and exceptional Inuit Eskimo Carving from the 19th Century of Polar Bears and Walrus
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Antique 19th Century Canadian Native American Objects

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Inuit Bone Art For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more in our collection of inuit bone art on 1stDibs. Was constructed with extraordinary care, often using bone, antler and bone. Your living room may not be complete without a piece of inuit bone art — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right item from our selection of inuit bone art, those designed in Folk Art styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made choice in our collection of inuit bone art over the years, but those crafted by Inuit, Native American Art and Wilbur Kuzuguk are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Inuit Bone Art?

Prices for a piece of inuit bone art start at $249 and top out at $3,250 with the average selling for $1,025.
Questions About Inuit Bone Art
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    The Intuit art style describes the artwork produced by indigenous people from the Arctic region. Inuit art is largely handmade and includes sculptures, masks, handicrafts and prints. Shop a collection of Inuit art from top artists and sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Early Inuit art focused on using found items or materials that were handy. Their original artworks were also often practical—noted for their skill in textiles wear and warmth. They made small carved sculptures as children’s toys. Their functional, daily items were often works of art. Shop a selection of Inuit carvings from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The three main periods of Inuit art are often defined as pre-Historic (pre-1770), Historic (1770-1949), and contemporary (1949-present). Intricate and beautiful Inuit carvings, often made of soapstone today, are highly prized by collectors. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of vintage and contemporary Inuit art from some of the world’s top art dealers.