Nauyat Nunavut Inuit Whalebone Carving --Two Narwahl on Base To Adorn and To Carry There was once a stick

There was once a stick extending down from the head

reminding me a bit of a Helen Frankenthaler painting

and light wear to the handles of the bag

Syroco was founded in 1890 in Syracuse

Nauyat Nunavut Inuit Whalebone Carving --Two Narwahl on Base To Adorn and To Carry There was once a stickThis multi piece fossilized whalebone and tusk Inuit carving is described as from Nuayat on the underside of its base, which is located on Baffin Island, the largest island in the Arctic Archipelago and in the territory of Nunavut, a region widely known for whalebone carvings by indigenous artists. The artist of this piece is also named as A. Angotitar I believe but I have not had luck tracing this name. The sculpture features two narwhal the larger