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Antique Inuit

Inuit Stone Walrus Pipe
Located in Branford, CT
Inuit carved stone pipe in the shape of a walrus. H 4-3/4" W 8" D 2-1/8".
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Early 20th Century American Native American Antique Inuit

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Stone

Antique Inuit  Stone Walrus Pipe
Inuit  Stone Walrus Pipe
H 4.75 in W 4 in D 2.13 in
Antique Print of an Inuit Family by Honegger, 1845
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Eskimo - Eskimaux'. This print depicts an Inuit (or Eskimo) family
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Mid-19th Century Antique Inuit

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Paper

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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Early 1900s American Tribal Antique Inuit

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Bone

1757 Engraving of Inuit & Indigenous Peoples – Hudson Bay & Arctic Canoe Scene
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: 1757 Engraving of Inuit & Indigenous Peoples – Hudson Bay & Arctic Canoe Scene
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1750s Antique Inuit

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Paper

Inuit Eskimo Life: An 1812 Moravian Missionary's Account from the Labrador Coast
Located in Langweer, NL
individuals, likely Inuit, referred to in the print as "Esquimaux Indians of the coast of Labrador." The scene
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1810s Antique Inuit

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Paper

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.
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Early 20th Century Canadian Antique Inuit

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Soapstone

Pair of Inuit Male Statues carved in Caribou bone-probably Nunivak, 20th Century
Located in Leuven , BE
This pair is a fine example of carving done by Inuit natives. Native Americans who live within and
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Early 19th Century Canadian Antique Inuit

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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 Antique Inuit

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Soapstone

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
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Early 19th Century Other Art Style Antique Inuit

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Stone

Antique Fisherman & his Catch
Fisherman & his Catch
H 6.5 in W 4 in D 3 in
Collection of Eskimo Seal Skin Covered Kayaks from the Early 1900's All Original
Located in Chicago, IL
Collection of 3-authentic circa early 1900’s Eskimo Inuit sealskin covered children’s kayak models
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1910s American Native American Antique Inuit

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Other

19th-Century Decorative Map of British America with Arctic and Pacific Vignettes
Located in Langweer, NL
and engraved by J. Rogers, featuring scenes of polar bears, Inuit life in the Arctic, whaling in the
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1850s Antique Inuit

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Paper

Volume VI Standard Natural History 1885
Located in Bridgeport, CT
on the Eskimos (Inuit), North American Indigenous Tribes, Micronesians, Polynesians, Asian, African
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Inuit

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Paper

Antique Volume VI Standard Natural History 1885
Volume VI Standard Natural History 1885
H 10.25 in W 8.25 in D 2.25 in
Foreign Field Sports: Bird Catching Aquatint by Dubourg & Howitt, 1813
Located in Langweer, NL
Inuit people. 6. **Canada**: Particularly in Newfoundland and Labrador. While traditional bird catching
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1810s Antique Inuit

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Paper

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
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15th Century and Earlier English Antique Inuit

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Metal

Huge Prehistoric Fossilised Whale Bone
Huge Prehistoric Fossilised Whale Bone
H 47.64 in W 24.41 in D 14.18 in
19th-century Carved, Painted and Gilt tortoise shell, 'the Cosmic Turtle'
Located in Amsterdam, NL
them Maori, Sinhalese, Chinese, Tartars, Papuans American Indigenous, Inuit, Persians, Europeans and
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Late 19th Century Antique Inuit

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Multi-gemstone, Gold Leaf

Hunting and Gathering Across Continents in a Collage of Five Engravings, 1813
Located in Langweer, NL
capturing the solitary and risky endeavor of a Greenlandic Inuit hunter navigating treacherous waves in a
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1810s Antique Inuit

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Paper

Pair of Antique English Naval Cannon
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
return and with new-found understanding of the Indian and Inuit peoples whose way of life was being
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Early 1800s English Antique Inuit

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Bronze

Pair of Antique English Naval Cannon
Pair of Antique English Naval Cannon
H 22.5 in W 27 in D 48 in

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Inuit Umiak Open Sealskin Boat Model
Located in Stamford, CT
Circa early 20th century 26 inch model of an Inuit open sealskin boat called an "Umiak". Made
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Early 20th Century American Antique Inuit

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Leather, Wood

Inuit Transformation Figure Carved from Caribou Antler
Located in Papaikou, HI
Transformation figures are part of the Inuit cultures in Alaska and Canada. They depict either
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Early 20th Century American Antique Inuit

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Antler

Female Nude by Christine Elisabeth Lund
Located in Hudson, NY
Greenland, she mainly focused on renderings of the nature and of the Inuit people in their homely
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Early 20th Century Danish Aesthetic Movement Antique Inuit

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Paper

Female Nude by Christine Elisabeth Lund
Female Nude by Christine Elisabeth Lund
H 33 in W 27.5 in D 2.5 in
Regency Carved and Gilded Centre Table
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in London, GB
Yoruba, Inuit, Egyptian, and Central Asian pieces, the central theme of his collection was for pieces
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Inuit

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Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Marble, Siena Marble

Inuit Fossilized Whale Bone Sculpture #13
Located in Bradenton, FL
Inuit fossilized whale bone sculpture. Unique whale vertebrae with hand carved depiction of a ship.
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19th Century Organic Modern Antique Inuit

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Bone

Inuit Fossilized Whale Bone Sculpture #13
Inuit Fossilized Whale Bone Sculpture #13
H 7.25 in W 9.25 in D 1.75 in
Inuit Fossilized Whale Bone Sculpture #14
Located in Bradenton, FL
Inuit fossilized whale bone sculpture. Unique whale vertebrae with image of a native Eskimo hunter
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19th Century Organic Modern Antique Inuit

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Bone

Prehistoric Eskimo, Inuit Carving, circa 1000 CE
By Eskimo
Located in Denver, CO
An authentic prehistoric Eskimo carved effigy of a walrus with a rich dark patina, circa 1000 CE. Custom display stand is included. Measurements with the stand are 3.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 in...
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15th Century and Earlier American Native American Antique Inuit

Native American Inuit Eskimo Antique Dance Mask, 1900
Located in South Burlington, VT
hand carved and hand painted Alaskan Inuit antique wooden dance mask is a superb example of Eskimo
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Early 20th Century Canadian Native American Antique Inuit

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Wood

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
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Inuit

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
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Early 20th Century American Antique Inuit

Ancient Inuit Eskimo Stone "Qulliq" Whale Oil Stove Cooker
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Presented by: Tribalmania Gallery Ancient Inuit Eskimo stone "QULLIQ" whale oil stove cooker
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18th Century American Tribal Antique Inuit

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Stone

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 Antique Inuit

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Bone

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 barely readable but is dated Autumn of 1898. The label features references to the myth...
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19th Century Folk Art Antique Inuit

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
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Early 20th Century American Native American Antique Inuit

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Wood

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
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Early 20th Century American Native American Antique Inuit

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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.
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Early 20th Century American Native American Antique Inuit

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Ivory

Group of Inuit Carvings
Group of Inuit Carvings
H 2 in W 2.5 in D 1 in
Inuit Walrus Hunting Harpoons, Alaska
Located in Leuven , BE
The harpoon is one of the fundamental hunting weapons of the Inuit. It is used to hunt sea mammals
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19th Century North American Antique Inuit

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Organic Material

Inuit Walrus Hunting Harpoons, Alaska
Inuit Walrus Hunting Harpoons, Alaska
H 71.26 in W 1.97 in D 1.19 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 Antique Inuit

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Bone

Early 20th Century Inuit Snow Goggles
Early 20th Century Inuit Snow Goggles
H 1.97 in W 5.52 in D 1.58 in
Large Hand Carved Inuit Hunter Native American Kayak
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Large over 30 inches long, handmade Inuit Eskimo hunter travelling in a kayak. It has a hide
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Early 20th Century Canadian Antique Inuit

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Wood

Native American Model Kayak, Inuit/Eskimo, circa 1900
Located in Denver, CO
This miniature kayak includes a traditionally dressed Eskimo with complete implements. The Inuit
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19th Century American Native American Antique Inuit

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Wood

Native American 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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Early 1600s North American Tribal Antique Inuit

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Stone

Native American Coiled Basket, Inuit 'Eskimo, ' Early 20th Century
By Eskimo
Located in Denver, CO
Inuit/Eskimo Pictorial Polychrome basket, first quarter of the 20th century. Straight sides
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Early 20th Century American Native American Antique Inuit

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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Late 19th Century Canadian Antique Inuit

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Antler

Antique Native American Carved Wooden Bowl, Eskimo/Inuit, 19th Century
By Eskimo
Located in Denver, CO
Inuit (Eskimo) oblong bowl from the 19th century with great patina. Bowl measures 14.5 x 8 x 2.75
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19th Century American Native American Antique Inuit

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Wood

Kings Island Inuit Eskimo Powerful Old Cubist Mask, Alaska
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early powerful cubist mask from King Island, Alaska 1st nation peoples. King Island, created late 19th to early 20th century Mask is 10 1/2 inches high. old oxidized wood.
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Early 20th Century American Tribal Antique Inuit

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Organic Material, Wood

Primitive Soapstone Figurine of Eskimo Inuit, Greenland, circa 1900
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A unique soapstone figurine of running Eskimo boy. Made by a Greenlandic Folk Arts Craftsman around 1900. It has a rich and dark patina - consistent to all surfaces of the item. The ...
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Late 19th Century Antarctican Primitive Antique Inuit

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Soapstone

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
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19th Century Canadian Folk Art Antique Inuit

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Bone

Museum Style Artifact Cased Collection
Located in Bridgeport, CT
case. Several historic and Prehistoric Inuit and Thule Culture (1200-1600 A.D.) items are predominant
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16th Century Primitive Antique Inuit

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Stone

Museum Style Artifact Cased Collection
Museum Style Artifact Cased Collection
H 1 in W 20.25 in D 14.25 in
Antique Set of Walrus Tusk Scrimshaw Cribbage Items and Alaskan Utensils
Located in Lomita, CA
Century. Comprising an Inuit cribbage board and two bone-handled utensils, a cake slice and a long-handled
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Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Inuit

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Bone

19th Century Inuit Model Kayak, Greenland
Located in New York, NY
This is a splendid and uncommonly large model of a Greenland kayak, amply illustrating a substantial complement of hunting gear and a pilot's set of waterproof garments. Carefully wo...
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19th Century North American Antique Inuit

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Wood, Ivory, Beads

18th Century Eskimo Bag Fastener
Located in New York, NY
, this salmon image likely carried talismanic properties for a fisherman. The Thule or proto-Inuit
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18th Century and Earlier American Antique Inuit

18th Century Eskimo Archer's Wristguard, Alaska
Located in New York, NY
people, was collected at Port Clarence, Alaska. The Thule or proto-Inuit were the ancestors of all
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18th Century and Earlier American Antique Inuit

18th c. Eskimo Hunter's Amulet In The Form Of A Whale, Alaska
Located in New York, NY
can likely be traced back to Shishmaref, Alaska. The Thule or proto-Inuit were the ancestors of all
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18th Century and Earlier North American Antique Inuit

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

Materials

Bone

Inuit 'Konebot'
Located in Hudson, NY
Intricately made piece of folk art by the Inuits. A boat made from animal skin called a 'konebot
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Early 20th Century Greenlandic Antique Inuit

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Wood, Animal Skin

Inuit 'Konebot'
Inuit 'Konebot'
H 5 in W 34 in D 6.5 in
Large Inuit Kayak
Located in Hudson, NY
Long inuit canoe, made from sealskin with wooden man dressed in skin clothes
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Early 20th Century Greenlandic Antique Inuit

Alaskan Inuit Basket
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful example of an Inuit basket. The stepped top is beautifully proportioned over the body
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Early 20th Century American Antique Inuit

Alaskan Inuit Basket
Alaskan Inuit Basket
H 6 in Dm 6 in
Rare Old Greenland Inuit Eskimo Magic Figure
Located in London, GB
A rare old green land Inuit Eskimo wood tupilak magic figure A female figure with enigmatic
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Early 20th Century Greenlandic Antique Inuit

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Composition

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 the Isaac Community: Iqaluit Signed on the base and followed by the number E7 162.
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1920s Canadian Antique Inuit

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Stone

Eskimo Vest
By Eskimo
Located in New York, NY
vest was collected from an Eskimo at the Yukon Pacific exposition in 1909. Early on the Inuit tribes
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Early 20th Century Antique Inuit

Eskimo Vest
Eskimo Vest
H 22 in W 15 in D 10 in
Natural History, a Beautiful Group of Ten Labradorite Mineral Specimens
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
, referenced in legends by older Inuit tribes, and was known to be in use by the Boethuk peoples of
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15th Century and Earlier Canadian Antique Inuit

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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Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Inuit

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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19th Century Canadian Antique Inuit

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Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian) Morocco The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco. I att...
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15th Century and Earlier African Antique Inuit

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Bone

Antique Victorian Vintage Chinese Ivory Bovine Walking Stick Cane Carved Dragon
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine Example of a Chinese Export Hand Carved Bovine Ivory Walking Stick of small proportions, last quarter of the Nineteenth Century. This quite rare and exquisite...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Inuit

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Horn, Ebony

Faux Albino Sea Turtle Shell Scrimshaw with American Historical Vignettes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Faux Albino Sea Turtle Shell Scrimshaw with American Historical Vignettes Circa 1980s, Simulated Tortoiseshell The faux albino sea turtle shell scrimshaw sculpture is a unique an...
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20th Century Victorian Antique Inuit

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Resin

Life-Size Vintage Faux Elephant Tusks
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1940s carved wood tusks with an original lacquered painted finish. Measurements: Height: 67.5? With: 30? Depth: 12.5?.
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1960s Antique Inuit

Life-Size Vintage Faux Elephant Tusks
Life-Size Vintage Faux Elephant Tusks
H 67.5 in W 30 in D 12.5 in
Scrimshaw of vertically engraved orca tooth depicting vessel mid-19th century
Located in Milan, IT
Scrimshaw of a vertically engraved hour's tooth depicting a vessel bow to left flag of the United Kingdom, above li initials L.G.F. On the back vase with beautiful plant decoration s...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Inuit

Materials

Teeth

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
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Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Inuit

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Other

Tang Dynasty Painted Terracotta Sculpture of a Lokapala
By Tang Dynasty
Located in Dallas, TX
Tang Dynasty terracotta Pottery Tomb figure of the Lokapala Warrier Deity. Figure molded wearing heavy armor, standing in a dynamic pose with left arm raised in a threatening gesture...
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Inuit

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Terracotta

Vintage Cape Dorset Ptarmigan Inuit Stone Carving, Signed, Canada, C.1960's
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage Cape Dorset Inuit stone carving of a screeching Ptarmigan - fine carving with articulated feathers and feet - signed TR (in Roman - unknown / unidentified artist) on the base...
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Mid-20th Century Canadian Native American Antique Inuit

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Stone

Scrimshaw of whale tooth engraved with 1820s truncated pyramid cippus and Man
Located in Milan, IT
Scrimshaw of an engraved whale's tooth, depicting on one side, truncated pyramid cippus culminating with a half sphere and surmounted at the top by a six-pointed star, symbolism trac...
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1820s Antique Inuit

Materials

Teeth

Scrimshaw of engraved whale tooth depicting the Captain F. Swain 1850
Located in Milan, IT
Scrimshaw of an engraved whale tooth, depicting on one side the half-bust of the smartly dressed and handsome Captain F. Swain. On the Back the inscription Master The WHALER SWAN f...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Inuit

Materials

Teeth

Sag Harbor Whale Scrimshaw Cribbage Board
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Authentic Scrimshaw carved into and antique tortoise shell with brass legs. Carved aboard the Ship Argonaut. A whaling ship from Sag Harbor New York from 1814-1832. The detailed carv...
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Early 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Inuit

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Rare scrimshaw of large whale tooth in vertical bas-relief a sailor
Located in Milan, IT
Rare scrimshaw of a large whale tooth depicted vertically in bas-relief the profile of a bearded whaler with hat on his head, height 16 cm. Datable to around the mid-19th century. O...
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1850s Antique Inuit

Materials

Teeth

Rare Scrimshaw Decorated Horn
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A rare scrimshaw decorated horn, engraved over one side with the Royal Arms countersigned and titled ship profiles for the Great Eastern, the Great Britain, H.M.S. Warrior.
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1860s English Antique Inuit

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Horn

Rare Scrimshaw Decorated Horn
Rare Scrimshaw Decorated Horn
H 0.1 in W 43.5 in D 0.1 in
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Find many varieties of an authentic antique inuit available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of bone, wood and stone, every antique inuit was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without an antique inuit — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right antique inuit, those designed in Folk Art styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique inuit over the years, but those crafted by Eskimo, Inuit and Native American Art are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

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