Vintage Hand Carved Eagle Totem Northwest Alaska Inuit Kiana

Description

Vintage Hand Carved Eagle Totem Northwest Alaska Kiana
Collectible beautifully carved wooden eagle totem created in wood.
Table top size.
Four felted pads on base.
Incised
mark on bottom:
"By Kiana of Alaska"
Kiana (or in the native language
Inupiaq
:
Katyaak or Katyaaqa) is a
Northwest Arctic Borough in Alaska.
The village of Kiana is located where three rivers meet: the Squirrel River, Kobuk River, and big/small channel rivers. Kiana is in the Northwestern Alaska, 30 miles North of the Arctic Circle.
Inupiaq
is an official language of Alaska.
It is a group of dialects of the Inuit languages, spoken by the Inupiat people in northern and northwestern Alaska and part of the Northwest Territories.
The Inupiaq and St. Lawrence Island Yupik
is located in the north, north-western part of Alaska and are often referred to as, “Real People”. The “Real People” rely on subsistence living and utilize much of the land to not only live off of, but to also create art for trade
Dimensions
Height:
9 1/4" w/ base
Width:
2"
Depth:
2 1/2" w/o base
Base:
3 1/8" x 2 1/8" x 1"
Weight:
7.4 oz