Walrus Ivory Hand Carved Sitting Polar Bear wood Earth and the river

Earth and the river

It was far away from her home and family

Who better to tell the narrative of our times about the restoration of land and culture than Wa’xaid (the good river)

The Eagle down is used in ceremonies

1976 in Cape Dorset

Walrus Ivory Hand Carved Sitting Polar Bear wood Earth and the river1 3 4" x 1" x 1 1 2" Carved by James Uglowook Fine Hand Carved Sitting Polar Bear fetish or "Nanuq" by James Uglowook, a native Yupik Eskimo who is a master carver from Gambell, Alaska, a small Yup'ik Eskimo village of about 700 people on St. Lawrence Island, just south of the Bering Straits. It is in excellent condition.*Base is signed "J. Uglowook"