US$49.99 1980 Inuit Eskimo Art Soapstone Walrus Carving - Padlayat in Sydney, Nova Scotia for sale

ARTIST: ? PADLAYAT (SIGNED IN SYLLABIC...CAN'T MAKE OUT THE 1st NAME)COMMUNITY: SALLUIT (SUGLUK)MATERIAL: SOAPSTONECIRCA: 1980DIMENSIONS: 5 5/8" LONG X 2 1/4" HIGH X 2 3/4" WIDEWEIGHT: 570 grS...1 lb 4.one ounceS CONDITION: EXCELLENT Salluit Meaning: The thin onesPopulation: 1241 Salluit stands at the far end of the narrow Sugluk Inlet, 10km inland from the Hudson Strait, hidden between high, rugged mountains rising close to 500 m. Salluit being the middle point between Nunavik's 14 communities, it is a strategic location for meetings attended by people of the Hudson and Ungava coasts.