Antique Inuit Carvings
Fisherman & his Catch
Located in Clinton Township, MI
Inuit carvings, created by the Inuit people living in or near the Arctic Circle, are a kind of
Category
Early 19th Century Other Art Style Antique Inuit Carvings
Materials
Stone
Carved Soapstone Sculpture of an Inuit Leaning Forward, Holding Bag at Feet
Located in Nantucket, MA
Carved Black Soapstone Inuit figure stooped over, grasping a bag at his feet.
Category
Early 20th Century Canadian Antique Inuit Carvings
Materials
Soapstone
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
Category
Early 20th Century Canadian Antique Inuit Carvings
Materials
Soapstone
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
Category
17th Century Tribal Antique Inuit Carvings
Materials
Bone
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
Category
19th Century Antique Inuit Carvings
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
Category
16th Century American Native American Antique Inuit Carvings
Materials
Bone, Driftwood
Huge Prehistoric Fossilised Whale Bone
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
form of carving. The native Inuit of the Artic regions of the globe traditionally create carvings in
Category
15th Century and Earlier English Antique Inuit Carvings
Materials
Metal
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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...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Inuit Carvings
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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-...
Category
20th Century American Antique Inuit Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Greenlandica Walrus Skull with Tusks
Located in Kastrup, DK
Greenlandica. Walrus skull and jaw, Odobenus rosmarus, with two attached tusks (38 cm).
Measurements cm. (lying on the floor as in the last two pictures) H: 33 W: 31 D: 60 Tusks: ...
Category
Late 20th Century Other Antique Inuit Carvings
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. The tusks of one walrus are likely bone, and the tusks of the other are missing and...
Category
20th Century Canadian Antique Inuit Carvings
Materials
Soapstone
French Orientalist Bronze Tunisian Water Carrier Sculpture by Jean-Didier Debut
By Jean Didier Debut, Foundry Pinedo
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A finely cast French Orientalist sculpture after Jean-Didier Debut of a Tunisian Water Carrier cast by the Pinedo Bronzier foundry of Paris.
Entitled: Porteur d' Eau Tunisien
T...
Category
Late 19th Century French Beaux Arts Antique Inuit Carvings
Materials
Bronze
H 12.5 in W 5.38 in D 5.88 in
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.
...
Category
Early 1900s American Tribal Antique Inuit Carvings
Materials
Bone
Art Deco Figure Nude Woman Dancer Bronze Sculpture - Italy
By C. Rossi 1
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Italian figure of a woman dancig with a music instrument.
Sculpture of a dancing nude girl. Bronze with a dark green patina.
Mounted over a marble base.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Antique Inuit Carvings
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
2010s American Native American Antique Inuit Carvings
Materials
Cedar
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 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Native American Antique Inuit Carvings
Materials
Soapstone
H 6.5 in W 12 in D 4 in
Pablo Picasso Ceramic Dish Editions Picasso Madoura Bird Tuft Pointy Beak C 1952
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Chicago, IL
Pablo Picasso Oiseau dish bird with tuft and pointy beak, editions Picasso Madoura France, circa 1952. 15 hand painted brush strokes under the birds feet referring to food.
Impress...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Antique Inuit Carvings
Materials
Ceramic
H 1.75 in Dm 6.25 in
19th Century Bronze Fisher Boy
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality late 19th century bronze statue of a young boy fishing. Standing on a rocky out crop with a crab at his feet. Holding a fish and wearing a wide brimmed hat.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Inuit Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Three Inuit Sculptures One Signed with Inuit Canada Sticker
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A lot of three inuit sculptures. The black one is signed and I have given up trying to decipher the carver. It also has the official Canadian sticker. This one is approximately 6 T x...
Category
20th Century Canadian Antique Inuit Carvings
3 Pc, Antique Scottish Tartanware Sewing & Snuff Box Objects
Located in Atlanta, GA
3 Pc, Antique Scottish Tartanware Sewing & Snuff box objects.
A grouping of 3 antique Scottish tartan ware objects including a thimble in its original holder, a two piece needle...
Category
19th Century Antique Inuit Carvings
Materials
Paper
Eastern Woodland Crooked Knife
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Eastern woodland crooked knife. Solid handle having an exquisite hand chipped carved American Folk Art style geometric design. The blade is hand forged iron most likely made from rem...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Native American Antique Inuit Carvings
Materials
Wood
Ingenious Contrivances, Curiously Carved Scrimshaw, New Bedford Whaling Museum
Located in valatie, NY
Ingenious Contrivances, Curiously Carved: Scrimshaw in the New Bedford Whaling Museum by Stuart M Frank. Stated 1stEd hardcover with dust jacket. By the middle of the nineteenth cent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Antique Inuit Carvings
Materials
Paper
H 11.25 in W 9.5 in D 1.25 in
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 ...
Category
20th Century Canadian Antique Inuit Carvings
Materials
Stone
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Prehistoric Eskimo, Inuit Carving, circa 1000 CE
By Eskimo
Located in Denver, CO
. Custom display stand is included. Measurements with the stand are 3.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 inches; carving
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Native American Antique Inuit Carvings
Inuit Native American Eskimo fossilized walrus Oosik carving
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An interesting and rather large Inuit Native American Eskimo carving or ornamental piece made of a
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Inuit Carvings
Inuit Native American Eskimo fossilized walrus Oosik carving
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An interesting and rather large Inuit Native American Eskimo carving or ornamental piece made of a
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Inuit Carvings
Rare Haida Inuit figural Argillite carving dated Autumn of 1898
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An extremely rare and large Haida figural Argillite carving with a label on the bottom which is
Category
19th Century Folk Art Antique Inuit Carvings
Pacific Northwest Coast Carved and Polychromed Wooden Mask, Early 20th Century
Located in Nantucket, MA
, and southcentral Alaska and Siberia related to the Inuit and Inupiat peoples. Their masks are famous
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Antique Inuit Carvings
Materials
Wood
H 10.75 in W 8.75 in D 1.75 in
Yup'ik Museum Replica Clay Mask of a Lunar Spirit, Early 20th Century
Located in Nantucket, MA
Inuit and Inupiat peoples. Their masks are famous for achieving an inventive surrealism with only simple
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Antique Inuit Carvings
Materials
Clay
Group of Inuit Carvings
Located in Rochester, NY
Group of early 20th century carved and scrimshaw walrus ivory. Seal, walrus, penguin and Canadian goose.
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Antique Inuit Carvings
Materials
Ivory
Inuit Tupilak Alaska Native American Eskimo Bone Carved Totem with Walrus
By Native American Art
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful carving of a Totem figure with a walrus overhead by the indigenous Inuit People (or
Category
19th Century Canadian Folk Art Antique Inuit Carvings
Materials
Bone
Large Inuit Northwest Coast Stone Carving of a Bird
Located in Chicago, IL
This stone carving of a bird is very modern in its appeal. The sculpture was carved by KOOTOO of
Category
1920s Canadian Antique Inuit Carvings
Materials
Stone
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
Category
19th Century Canadian Antique Inuit Carvings
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Finding the Right folk-art for You
Folk art refers to a genre of art that shares the creator’s traditions, offering not just an artistic display but an opportunity to learn about a culture. Vintage, new and antique folk art typically reflects a heritage or location. It can include utilitarian objects and handmade art as diverse as weather vanes, portraiture and paintings, carnival art, quilts and duck decoys.
American folk art is frequently valued because of the traditional skills involved, like weaving, hand-carving wood and even stonework. Many folk artists are self-taught, while some train as apprentices within their community. By using available materials and taking a personal approach to their creations, artists ensure each piece is unique and conveys a story. Native American folk art includes functional objects reflecting their heritage, such as baskets, textiles and wooden pieces.
During the Great Depression, artistic materials in America were hard to come by, so artisans used discarded wood from cigar boxes and shipping crates to make highly stylized, notched pieces — most often picture frames and boxes — that are today sought after by collectors. This folk art style is called tramp art and was popular from roughly 1870 until the 1940s.
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Questions About Antique Inuit Carvings
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Inuit carvings and sculptures have an igloo sticker, which means the piece has been registered by the Canadian government. If your piece does not have this igloo sticker, be sure you are buying from a reputable source. You can also shop expertly vetted Inuit art and carvings from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Antique carved wood can be identified by how it is made. Antique carvings were done by hand, so nicks and cuts will indicate carvings completed with a plane or knife. In addition, hand-carved wood will not be uniform or have perfect symmetry. Always works with a certified appraiser to determine the exact date and value of an item. Find a variety of antique carved wood furniture and decor on 1stDibs.
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