The Arctic Room - Section One:
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The Arctic Art Room, offering authentic folk art and tribal art form Alaskan, Eskimo and Inuit people, is now divided into two sections, made necessary by our growing acquisitions from the tribal people who inhabit the arctic from the Bering Strait to Eastern Canada. You are now in the First Section of the Arctic Art Room. To visit the Second Section, click here.
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this week's special discounted object of Arctic
tribal art.
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for a limited time only
In Canada,
the Native people are called Inuit.
In Alaska Native people are known as Eskimos.
The ethographic artistic expression of the Arctic peoples is as old
as the Vikings and the ancient tribes that crossed the Bering Strait.
Although, it was never considered as "art."
Even today, in the Inuit language, there is no word for "art."
You'll find examples of Alaskan and Inuit material culture in museums and private collections world-wide. The Arctic art work that makes its way to market in the
21st Century is that which is made primarily for sale, but is faithful to the tribal traditions that have survived the influence of European traders and missionaries.
It
provides powerful imagery and a potent history of these resilient people.
The finest Alaskan Eskimo carvers continue to work in wood, the ivory
tusks of walrus,
whale bone and baleen with a finesse and grace that is stunning.*
The
finest Inuit artists carve arresting shamanistic images and compelling
effigies
of indigenous wildlife from soapstone in a tradition that became popular
in the
1930s under the guidance and encouragement of the Canadian government.
Aboriginals: Art of the First Person is proud to present outstanding
pieces in both
Eskimo and Inuit genres. Incidentally, some people include the tribes
of the
Pacific Northwest in the Arctic tradition. We prefer to include the Tlingit,
Tsimshian, Haida. Kwakiutl, Salish and Nootka in our American Indian Room,
which is where you will find their work.
*Please
be advised: Due to the laws of the United States and Canada, works
made with parts from marine mammals may not be imported into either country.
Therefore any carving we sell
that contains walrus ivory, whale bone or other marine mammal material
will only be shipped
within the United states.
To visit Section Two of the Arctic Room, click here.
Additional Arctic carvings may be found at our Ebay store.
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 Di51 |
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 D901 |
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 W162 |
 D357 |
 DC81 |
 D143 |
 E637 |
 W307 |
 E961 |
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 Di40 |
DG28 |
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 Di39 |
 D794 |
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 DH78 |
 DH79 |
 D036 |
 D829 |
 D396 |
 DB39 |
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 Di12 |
 DC80 |
 DC88 |
 DG18 |
 Di29 - Old Ivory |
 Di31 - Old Ivory |
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Click here to go to Arctic Room - Section Two
We
interrupt this program for a special announcement: Now any item with a
purchase price exceeding $200 may be purchased on extended payments through
our
Collector's Club.
Fort Myers, FL. 33908
239-482-7025
800-305-0185
