Osuitok Ipeelee (Inuit, 1923-2005), Transformation

Kinngait (Cape Dorset), Canada, carved stone, featuring a walrus, bird pf prey, and human face, with syllabic signature "ᐅᓱᐃᑐ / ᐅᑯᑕ" to underside.

11 x 11 x 8 in.

From the Estate of the late Mr. & Mrs. Charles and Cynthia Salzhauer, Oxford, North Carolina

Minor surface wear; scratches, a few shallow chips to base.