9" Ulu on Caribou Bone by Danny Okpik Inuit print Done in a refined pale

Done in a refined pale green finish in argelite stone

Tuk is a proficient sculpture of many Arctic animals but it is his love for the polar bear that captures the heart of many Inuit art collectors

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To say this carving takes my breath away is an understatement

When it graced the cover of the Inuit Art Quarterly’s Spring 2017 edition

9" Ulu on Caribou Bone by Danny Okpik Inuit print Done in a refined paleInuit art: Ulu on Caribou Bone Inuit Artist: Danny Okpik Size: 9" across, 6" tall, 5" deep Community: Gjoa Haven, NU Material: Steel & Caribou Bone id: c 027 Here is another extraordinary sculpture that is somewhat of a rarity. Very seldom have we seen an Ulu presented as a piece of exquisite art. The question needs to be asked . why not? Ulus are a very common household tool which are used by the Inuk women to clean fish and cut meat and seal