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ETIDLOOIE ETIDLOOIE
LOT DETAILS
Inuit stone carving in the form of Auvekoejak, signed in Roman with disc number E7-986, length 20.3cm (8in); restoration to right arm - Etidlooie Etidlooie, Canadian Inuit, Kinngait/Cape Dorset, 1911-1981; note Auvekoejak, according to Inuit folklore in Northern Canada and Greenland, is a merman that can typically have fur on its fishtail instead of scales; this is a very rare and highly regarded figure