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Late 20th Century
6.875" H x 15.5" L x 11" W
Hand Sculpted and Polished Sleek Black Orcas and Carved with a Smooth Glossy Surfaces that Highlight their Dorsal Fins, White Eye Patches, and Underbellies, giving them a Dynamic, Swimming Appearance. They are Mounted on a Natural Pinkish/Tan Colored Rough Stone Base (likely quartzite), which Contrasts Nicely with the Polished Black Figures and Evokes a Rocky Coastal or Icy Marine Setting and the Whales Pivot Around on Dowels in the Base
In Very Good Condition with a Crack on the Larger Ocras Head
Sam Dimmick (born 1960 in Nome, Alaska; family from Shishmaref) is a well-known Inupiaq carver from a lineage of ivory, whalebone, and stone artists. He began carving at age 4, influenced by his uncles Roy and Gordon Dimmick, and later trained with several Alaska Native master carvers. He now lives in California but frequently travels to promote and sell his work at Native art events.
Condition:
Very Good
Tribe:
Eskimo - Inuit - Yup'ik
Year Range:
1975 - 2000
Region:
Pacific Northwest - and Alaska
Dimensions:
6.88 in15.5 in11 in
Category:
Argillite - Steatite - Stone Sculpture and Carvings
Artist:
Dimmick, Sam
