Is this Inuit?

Is this carving Inuit? If it is can anyone tell me anything about it please.

Photos are here - https://photos.google.com/share/AF1...?key=d2FOTl9fUW1PaHAtNXg4cHNWS20zb1FfMzM2cWN3

Thank you

 

Where's 'is tail??

 

It is wood or horn/bone?

 

@Mark London

 

It looks like it might be walrus tusk, unless that change in appearance along the side is just dirt.

 

I found a yupik group on Facebook and turns out it's yupik walrus ivory. Someone has one very similar.

I'm trying to find out what the round marks mean as they seem to be a feature of older yupik carvings.

 

Here's some similar

 

Unfortunately, the round markings are so well-known that they are also a very common feature of fake Eskimo items hand-made overseas. I've produced them myself experimentally, with a Dremel Moto-tool.
This is not a comment on the possible authenticity of your item; just pointing out that one can't tell much by the presence of those round marks.
Those same round marks are also a common feature of an Ethiopian pendant design, which by coincidence, has been widely reproduced in Indonesia for the bead-trade, and is often sold as Eskimo, sadly.
As a result, Ethiopian designs are often confused with Inuit on ebay and elsewhere online. I'm wondering if your item and others like it (thought to be Yupik in an online forum) are in fact Ethiopian. Be interested to see what @Mark London has to say.
Here's the Ethiopian pendant; you can find hundreds online being sold as Inuit or Eskimo.
Just sayin; it pays to be skeptical and not make up one's mind until all avenues have been considered.

 

Polar bears don't have tails!

It might conceivably be an early Alaskan walrus ivory piece but while the circle and dot pattern is common in early example of Inuit art I cannot recall ever seeing them on bears. There is something about the piece that seems more "antiqued" then "antique" but I would be happy to be wrong on both observations.

 

Thanks for your opinion mark I think it can be especially hard to judge when you can't handle the item. I have a small interest in ancient Asian porcelain, spotting genuine items in that field is almost impossible. Many experts believe that over half of the items in museums thought to be ancient Chinese porcelain are actually modern fakes.