First Nations Inuit JOANASIE NOWKAWALK Black Soapstone Carving, Mother and Child arts and crafts An antique

An antique

Width 9 Depth 9 Height 18 inches

(1) Ledyard Bridge

and sitting atop small

First Nations Inuit JOANASIE NOWKAWALK Black Soapstone Carving, Mother and Child arts and crafts An antiqueDETAILS A small vintage soapstone figural carving of a mother eating while carrying a child on her back. PLACE OF ORIGIN Canada MAKER Joanasie Nowkawalk (First Nations Inuit, 1926), Settlement: Inukjuak (Port Harrison), Nunavik, Quebec, Canada MARKS Number: E9 908 and signed in syllabics. Sticker: Canadian Eskimo Art. The first letter and number indicates the region and the last four numbers identify the artist. This Eskimo Identification Number