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| Title: |
Grizzly Bear Hunter Transformation |
| Artist: |
Brian Kulik (Inupiaq) |
| Community: |
Fairbanks, AK |
| Description: |
A successful hunter returns with his prize.
This is an awesome sculpture, fully detailed and truly a conversation
piece. |
| Size: |
11½" long; 4" tall; 4" wide |
| Materials: |
Walrus Tusk Ivory, Fossilized Walrus Tusk
Ivory, Fossilized Mammoth Ivory base |
| Price: |
SOLD |
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| Title: |
Deer Shaman |
| Artist: |
Brian Kulik (Inupiaq) |
| Community: |
Fairbanks, AK |
| Description: |
This is the best sculptural depiction of a
Deer Dancer we've ever had. Ever. |
| Size: |
6" tall; 4¼" long; 3½" wide |
| Materials: |
Walrus Tusk Ivory, Fossilized Walrus Tusk
Ivory, Fossilized Mammoth Ivory base |
| Price: |
$495.00 |
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| Title: |
Howling Wolf Scene |
| Artist: |
Brian Kulik (Inupiaq) |
| Community: |
Fairbanks, AK |
| Description: |
A very creative piece that is so typical of
the work of this artist. The vertical panel is a slab of Blue Whale
baleen (where did he get that?) and the Moon is just peaking out above
the wolf. By the way, on the base, just by the wolf's feet is a genuine
wolf's claw... naturally. |
| Size: |
10" tall; 8½" long; 4" wide |
| Materials: |
Walrus Tusk Ivory, Fossilized Walrus Tusk
Ivory, Fossilized Bone base, Baleen, Wolf Claw |
| Price: |
SOLD |
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| Title: |
Little "NANALAUQ" (Hybrid Bear) |
| Artist: |
Brian Kulik (Inupiaq) |
| Community: |
Fairbanks, AK |
| Description: |
This is a depiction of a hybrid bear -
half Grizzly Bear (Aklauq) and half Polar Bear (Nanook). AKA "pizzly
bear", "prizzly bear", or "grolar bear". These bears, although extremely
rare, do actually exist. |
| Size: |
3¼" long; 1½" wide; 1¾" tall |
| Materials: |
Walrus Tusk Ivory, Fossilized Walrus Tusk
Ivory, Fossilized Bone base. |
| Price: |
SOLD |
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| Title: |
HUNTER AND "KOKOGIAK": The
Ten-Footed Bear |
| Artist: |
Brian Kulik (Inupiaq) |
| Community: |
Fairbanks, AK |
| Description: |
This piece is a direct interpretation of the
illustration on the cover of the book "ALASKAN TEN FOOTED BEAR and other
legends", compiled by Ruth McCorkle and illustrated by Wilbur
Walluk (Robt. Seal publisher, 1958). Walluk was an Inupiaq artist from
Nome, Alaska and an ancestor of Brian Kulik. A rare copy of this small
book will be included with the purchase of this piece. As with most oral
traditions, the story of the Kokogiak (or Qupqugiaq) varies a bit; look
around the web for some interesting reading. |
| Size: |
11½" long; 4" wide; 4" tall |
| Materials: |
Walrus Tusk Ivory, Fossilized Walrus Tusk
Ivory, Fossilized Bone base. |
| Price: |
$1,200.00 |
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| Title: |
"KOKOGIAK": The
Ten-Footed Bear |
| Artist: |
Brian Kulik (Inupiaq) |
| Community: |
Fairbanks, AK |
| Description: |
This is Brian's interpretation of the famous
mythical bear. The legend of the Ten Legged Polar Bear (Kokogiak, or Qupqugiaq)
is part of the Inuit oral tradition. As with most oral
traditions, the story of the varies a bit; look
around the web for some interesting reading. |
| Size: |
11" long; 3" wide; 3½" tall |
| Materials: |
Walrus Tusk Ivory, Fossilized Walrus Tusk
Ivory, Fossilized Bone base. |
| Price: |
$975.00 |
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| Title: |
Small "KOKOGIAK": The
Ten-Footed Bear |
| Artist: |
Brian Kulik (Inupiaq) |
| Community: |
Fairbanks, AK |
| Description: |
This is a smaller version of the famous
mythical bear. The legend of the Ten Legged Polar Bear (Kokogiak, or Qupqugiaq)
is part of the Inuit oral tradition. As with most oral
traditions, the story of the varies a bit; look
around the web for some interesting reading. |
| Size: |
6" long; 2" wide; 2" tall |
| Materials: |
Walrus Tusk Ivory, Fossilized Walrus Tusk
Ivory, Fossilized Bone base. |
| Price: |
SOLD |
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| Title: |
"QUIQUERN": The
Two-Headed Dog |
| Artist: |
Brian Kulik (Inupiaq) |
| Community: |
Fairbanks, AK |
| Description: |
Brian has interpreted the subject of an Inuit
legend, which was also used by Rudyard Kipling in his short story "Quiquern"
(collected in The Second Jungle Book). Is it a two-headed, eight-legged
dog, or two dogs running together? |
| Size: |
8¾" long; 3" wide; 3" tall |
| Materials: |
Fossilized Walrus Tusk Ivory, Fossilized Bone
base. |
| Price: |
$750.00 |
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| Title: |
Spirit Bear |
| Artist: |
Brian Kulik (Inupiaq) |
| Community: |
Fairbanks, AK |
| Description: |
A really interesting way of showing the inner
and outer spirit of the bear. |
| Size: |
4¼" long; 2" wide; 2¼" tall |
| Materials: |
Fossilized Walrus Tusk Ivory, Fossilized Bone
base. |
| Price: |
SOLD |
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| Title: |
Grizzly Bear Shaman Hunter |
| Artist: |
Brian Kulik (Inupiaq) |
| Community: |
Fairbanks, AK |
| Description: |
A great little Bear Shaman, with a really
thin spear. |
| Size: |
3¾" long; 3½" wide; 2" tall |
| Materials: |
Fossilized Walrus Tusk Ivory, Walrus Tusk
Ivory, Fossilized Bone base. |
| Price: |
SOLD |
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