Kiugak (Kiawak) Ashoona Furniture

A wonderful soapstone carving of a walrus by the indigenous Inuit People who inhabit parts of the arctic regions of Greenland, Canada, and Alaska. Signed ("E.Y.") and numbered/dat...

A wonderful soapstone large, heavy carving of a tusked walrus by the indigenous inuit people who inhabit parts of the Arctic regions of Greenland, Canada, and Alaska. Signed on th...

Northwest four figure totem from British Columbia. Old black paint and integral base. Great condition and just the right size. Northwest Coast art, consisting of totem poles, posts or pillars, carved with symbols or figures. They are usually made from large trees, mostly western red cedar...

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 th...

Native American fisher hand woven snowshoes with colored tassels and black bear silhouettes. PERIOD: Mid 20th Century ORIGIN: Maine, United States SIZE: 51"L x 13"W Family Owned & ...

19th Century Hopi carved Kachina doll. Circa 1900: cottonwood with earthen pigments, 7 3/8 in. H., with a stand. Collection inventory number on back of skirt.

Hand Carved Folk Art soapstone Indian.

Authentic First Nations wood carved mask by master carver, Henry Hunt (1923-1985). This hand carved gem depicts a Canadian Grizzly Bear. Pencil signed in cursive on the reverse, Henry Hunt. Carved out of Pacific Northwest pine. Hunt had a rich history replicating and also making one of a kind masks, figures and totems in the Kwakwaka'wakw tradition. This piece dates circa 1970-80. Good overall condition with wear consistent with age. One minor ding near the eye (see photo). Dark patina. No visible splits. Approximately 5" deep x 5.13" wide x 7" high. Galleries West Bio: In 1941, the Royal British Columbia Museum in Victoria opened Thunderbird Park on a small piece of land adjacent to the museum. Centred around the historic Helmcken House on the same site, it was a small but growing collection of authentic examples of northwest coast art — poles, grave markers, and other ceremonial carvings by the Haida, Songhees, Nuu-cha-nulth, and Kwakwaka’wakw people. By the early 1950s, the carvings had started to decay, and the museum hired a carver to replicate the existing poles, and create new carvings based on original works from sites along the west coast. Kwakwaka’wakw chief Mungo Martin was hired as head carver, and he brought in his stepson, Henry Hunt, to assist him. Based on the northeast coast of Vancouver Island, the Kwakwaka’wakw carvers are known for poles and masks carved with traditional hand tools, faces and figures with theatrical expressions, and bright painting outlined in sharp contrast. Martin learned the art from his own stepfather, Charlie James...

Vintage Inuit beaded belt - hand sewn - combination of black and multi-color opaque and semi-translucent beads - white metal buckle - one fixed belt loop...

Vintage Cape Dorset Inuit soapstone (also called Steatite) carving of a seal - featuring fine simplified carving and details accentuating the form of the a...

An Inuit carving of a man signed on the base. Great Color. It appears to be a soapstone carving. Great color and striations.The man is approx 4.5 inches tall and approx 1x2.5 inches...

A fascinating pair of Pre-Inuit Thule Culture Bowls dating to the 14th-16th Century, one carved from Bone and the other from Driftwood. The Driftwood Bowl is fragmentary with the los...