Antique Native American Carved Caribou Antler Mask Turtle Human Figure Folk Art

  

WE LIST FRESH-TO-THE-MARKET ITEMS SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. ANTIQUE NATIVE AMERICAN CARVED CARIBOU ANTLER. About 11 1/2" x 6 1/2" x 1 3/4.

Attributed to Inuit, possibly Yup'ik. Human effigy spirit face, surmounted by carvings of a salamander and turtle above, and a humanoid spirit image below.

Drilled or carved eye and mouth openings. Could have been used as a plaque, grain scoop, or mask-like adornment. Well oxidized surface and carvings attest to age (all visible in the images).