Basil Aptanik, Inuit Stone Carved Figure with Wonderful Face and Bone Tool Cameroon with some black/ink stains at

with some black/ink stains at upper right which I don't think detracts a bit

It measures 7 5/8" in diameter and 2 3/4" tall

I grabbed these two at the flea market this weekend

and there is some cracking to the rest of her hair

with a nice warm patina to the brass

Basil Aptanik, Inuit Stone Carved Figure with Wonderful Face and Bone Tool Cameroon with some black/ink stains atThis may be my favorite piece of Inuit sculpture I've owned, which is saying a lot, and I'll be very glad to keep this one for myself. It was created (and signed in syllabics) by carver and printmaker Basil Aptanik (b. 1952) of Baker Lake, Nunavut Territory in Canada and I believe dates to the 1980s. Stepson of the late carver and printmaker Martha Aptanik and stepbrother of the late sculptor Paul Toolooktook, Basil Aptanik's sculptures most often