Inuit Eskimo Carved Tusk Standing Polar Bear Chicago artist they are might heavy

they are might heavy

as if she's coated with sun tan oil and deeply bronzed

looking to me now rather like a sky in a J

6 1/2" across at legs

Another super sweet piece of tabletop furniture

Inuit Eskimo Carved Tusk Standing Polar Bear Chicago artist they are might heavySuch a surprise and treat to find this one and a smaller companion the other dayAlaskan Inuit, carved of fossilized walrus tusk, and I believe with a fair bit of age to him. I really love the paws raised, standing position, revealing fat stripe of dentine straight down the length of the belly, and then with wonderful deeper coloration on the upper half of the back. Inked details for face and claws and red for the mouth. Mid 20th c. I believe.