Serpentine Sculpture

Vintage Inuit sculpture carved from richly veined green serpentine, depicting a hunter carrying a goose. The piece is signed underneath in Inuktitut syllabics and dated ©1976, with stylistic and geographic features pointing to Cape Dorset, a key center of Inuit art.

The engraved signature appears to spell “Joe” or “Josie”, possibly referring to a known Inuit artist from the region.

Standing 30 cm tall (including the base) and weighing 3.95 kg, the sculpture rests on a modern wooden base. A discreet metal rod was added to stabilize the piece, compensating for natural oxidation of the stone, a common trait in older serpentine carvings.

This is a powerful example of 1970s Inuit figurative art with strong cultural symbolism.