Contemporary Soapstone Sculpture Alaskan Inuit Signed Glenn Tootkaylok

This modernist Inuit carving was created by Alaskan native Glenn Tootkaylok. Glenn is the son of the late Thomas Tootkaylok, who was also a well-known Alaskan carver. The walrus with wooden tusks is made of blue gray soapstone and is displayed vertically for a stylized look. It's connected by an iron rod to a face carved of the same soapstone with a single cut-out eye; it's edged with a strip of fir, stained a warm brown. Another iron rod connects the sculptures to a base consisting of an irregular slab of black marble with a live raw edge. 

This intriguing artwork is signed on the reverse "Glenn Tootkaylok Nome, Ak   2004." It measures 7 1/2 inches tall and 3 inches front to back at the base. Weighing 1 1/4 pounds, it's in excellent condition, with no damage whatsoever. Sculptures like this one reflect both contemporary design and historical Inuit life. 

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