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Sealskin Owl Toy (Ookpik)

Currency:USD Category:American Indian Art Start Price:30.00 USD Estimated At:60.00 - 120.00 USD
Sealskin Owl Toy (Ookpik)
SOLD
80.00USD+ (16.80) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2017 Oct 20 @ 11:43UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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Charming Sealskin Owl Toy. An Ookpik ([uk'pik]) is a popular Inuit handicraft toy. It is a small, souvenir owl with large head and big eyes, a beak, and small black talons. They are often made from wolf fur, sealskin and other traditional materials. The original Ookpik was created in the early 1960s and made from sealskin. The figure was recreated by Jeannie Snowball of Fort Chimo, now Kuujjuaq, for a trade fair in Philadelphia in 1964.The Ookpik figures were created at the Ft. Chimo Eskimo Co-operative in Quebec in 1963. The Ookpik is a symbol by which Canadian handicrafts are identified internationally. (Wikipedia).10” x 10” x 6”. Applied beak and eyes City: State: Alaska Date: HWAC# 50547