Rare Authentic GEORGE ARLUK Inuit Eskimo Carved Soapstone 

Polar Bear Sculpture

We are liquidating a family's wonderful 120 piece Alaskan art collection. This is a 50 year adventure of collecting high quality, original, Alaskan art. Many pieces are from Eskimo artists before they became well known. Over 50 unique pieces are from a material that can not be listed on eBay. We will be listing all other items, that are permitted on eBay, in our store. This stunning collection is made up of beautiful handcrafted "one-of-a-kind" art. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. 

Stunning vintage soapstone carving, available for the first time.  Hand carved and signed by George Arluk. Appears to be depicting a Polar Bear. 

In very good vintage condition, as pictured.  

Measures approximately 5 1/4" tall x 1 5/8" deep x 5 1/4" wide.

Amazing, one-of-a-kind piece for the discerning art collector.

An important Canadian Inuit (Eskimo) sculptor and carver, George Arluk was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, raised in Eskimo Point, Keewatin [now Arviat, Nunavut] (c.1949 to 1956) and Rankin Inlet, Keewatin [now Rankin Inlet, Nunavut] (c.1956 to 1975). He's also lived in Baker Lake, Nunavut; Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut; and Churchill, Manitoba. He currently lives in Arviat. His life and work are discussed in many books on Inuit art. His carvings have been included in numerous landmark exhibitions, and they're prized acquisitions in prominent public and private collections.