Featured Stone Eskimo hunter carving. Old or tourist item?

Also if someone could tell me what type of stone.
About 5" tall and the weight is almost 4 pounds
There is some writing scratched into the bottom but i can't make it out.

Mike

 

Try searching killiktee pond carvings.
Just started looking there and I see some carvings like yours.

 

I think it might be Inuit and by one of the Killiktee carvers, I assume it's a family of carvers as there are several different first names online.

@komokwa might know

 

Wow that's awesome. Thanks for the help. I can read it now that I know what it is.

 

Nice find! Post an update if you can.

 

Isaac Killiktee from Pond Inlet, born 1948.

 

That initial looks like a J to me and there seem to be quite a few Killiktees. Are you familiar with Isaac's work or is that a guess?

 

With all the other scratching on the bottom it could be an I or a J or a T. I just hope it's not the J that is going to trial for murder

 

While Killiktee is a common name in Lake Harbour there is only one in Pond Inlet.

 

BTW, the piece likely dates to the mid 1970’s. There is very little coming out of Pond Inlet these days.

 

I counted a few more.


https://www.locatefamily.com/K/KIL/KILLIKTEE-1.html

 

I’m talking about listed artists not telephone book entries. Not everyone up North is an artist.

 

Thank you Mark. I appreciate you looking him up for me.

Mike

 

My pleasure

 

I love him! I have a small collection of Eskimo pieces.

Would Mike's be made of soapstone?

I googled to see if there was such a thing as red soapstone, and I see that there is.

 

very cool how he 'rocks' back and forth to fish!

 

Update.
I listed him Sunday. Ends Tomorrow. 5 bids, 4 bidders.
Up to 46.00 as of today.

 

TY for letting us know.

I just placed a bid......altho I expect it to go much higher.

Best of luck with the sale.

 

Wow, Thanks Judy. You should have messaged me before. I'm sure we could have worked something out.
Mike

 

That's quite ok Mike......it never even crossed my mind.

But thank you.