Featured Help on soapstone and bone carvings please

Discussion in 'Tribal Art' started by bobsyouruncle, Jan 19, 2022.

  1. bobsyouruncle

    bobsyouruncle Well-Known Member

    I'm post 3 in same thread...fisher is about 5 inches tall with only initials on bottom of stand.
    Bone (I think) tallest is 8 inches and no markings
    Walrus has pic of markings but I have no idea what they mean
    thank you IMG_0676.jpg IMG_0677.jpg IMG_0678 (1).jpg IMG_0680.jpg IMG_0683.jpg IMG_0684.jpg IMG_0685.jpg IMG_0687.jpg IMG_0688.jpg IMG_0689.jpg
     
  2. Potteryplease

    Potteryplease Well-Known Member

    The Fisher looks more recent than the other two to me, and the stand is likely walrus tusk. The numbers on the last one are Inuit disc numbers and look like E-914...?? That fuller number will correspond w the carver. The middle ones do look like bone and are the most interesting ones to my eye.
     
  3. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    E- 19472.........from what I see,,but the 72 could be added on...

    The Fisherman is most likely Alaska made souvenir //
    they like using chunks of tusk for stands..

    the bone birds....??

    @Mark London
     
  4. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Those birds look like meerkats! (LOL)
     
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  5. say_it_slowly

    say_it_slowly The worst prison is a closed heart

    Indian runner ducks?
     
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  6. 2manybooks

    2manybooks Well-Known Member

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  7. bobsyouruncle

    bobsyouruncle Well-Known Member

    Thank you all. 2many!! I think you are correct
    Many thanks
     
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  8. Mark London

    Mark London Well-Known Member

    The fisherman is indeed likely Alaskan. The caribou antler birds are actually from Baker Lake. It seems that the disc number is E9-1472 which would correspond to Aisara Nuvalinga Nunga.
     
  9. bobsyouruncle

    bobsyouruncle Well-Known Member

    Thank you so much. Appreciate it!
     
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