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VINTAGE INUIT SOAPSTONE POLAR BEAR CARVING, SIGNED BEN SACLAMANA

$ 26.4

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • Handmade: Yes
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Condition: One foot has a partially repaired break (still missing some stone), face also has a repaired break, a few chips missing along and around both breaks, white scratches in some areas, one of back legs has chips around base of foot and up the back of the leg - see photos
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Culture: Canadian Aboriginal
  • Artisan: Ben Saclamana

    Description

    A nice vintage Inuit carving of a polar bear in gray soapstone by Northwest Coast Inuit artist, Ben Saclamana. Stone features nice pale gray veining and reddish tinges in some areas. Bear is in fair/poor condition, with a partially repaired break (still missing some stone) to one foot, a repaired break to his face, a few chips missing along and around both breaks, white scratches in some areas, and chips around the base and up the back of one leg - see photos. Regardless, still a lovely piece. Measures approx: 2.75"h x 6.25"l x 3.5"w. Weighs 2.1 pounds. Etched signature on underside, "Ben Saclamana."
    A nice vintage Inuit carving of a polar bear in gray soapstone by Northwest Coast Inuit artist, Ben Saclamana. Stone features nice pale gray veining and reddish tinges in some areas. Bear is in fair/poor condition, with a partially repaired break (still missing some stone) to one foot, a repaired break to his face, a few chips missing along and around both breaks, white scratches in some areas, and chips around the base and up the back of one leg - see photos. Regardless, still a lovely piece. Measures approx: 2.75"h x 6.25"l x 3.5"w. Weighs 2.1 pounds. Etched signature on underside, "Ben Saclamana."
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