Lot 144B
Kent R. Heindel (American, b. 1962). "Eskimo with Falcon Ring" fossilized whale and walrus bone carving, n.d. A charming fossilized whale and walrus bone sculpture titled "Eskimo with Falcon Ring" by the Alaskan artist Kent R. Heindel, depicting a hunter in celebration after catching his prey. The joyful figure stands on one foot, bending the other leg in a type of dance. He raises his left arm, holding a bolases that spin outward, while he grasps a bird in his other hand. Though the pedestal and body of the Inuit are carved from fossilized whale bone, his face, the bird, and the bolas are sculpted from smooth walrus ivory, nicely contrasting the porous surface of the ossified whale bone. Size: 3.8" L x 6.8" W x 15.3" H (9.7 cm x 17.3 cm x 38.9 cm)
A label from Ekemo Studios that accompanies the piece reads, "Kent R. Heindel born 1962. He majored in art at Boise State and Weber State University. Kent, his wife Cheyenne and their two children have made Alaska their permanent home for the past twelve years. He joined Ekemo studios in Anchorage in 1986. Kent has always had a passion for the graphic arts and saw a chance to transfer that style to the three dimensional technique in a unique format of natural materials using whalebone, fossil walrus bone, and stone. Kent prefers to work in fossil whalebone. Kents [sp] work is sold in select fine gift stores and galleries through out Alaska. Heindel sculptures and carvings are owned and collected by many notable personalities, collectors, museums and galleries.
Ekemo Studios picks only the best material for the bone carvings. Each piece is made by hand. When you purchase an Ekemo Studios piece, you can be confident you are buying the best. Over 26 years of Carving & Sculpture excellence in Alaska."
This was purchased when Kent R. Heindel was part of Ekemo Studios in Eagle River, Alaska. According to the Ekemo Studios website: "Ekemo Studios uses no materials from animals currently being hunted, all materials are pre-act materials to which the Marine Mammal Protection Act does not apply. (Retroactive affect) Sec 102e."
This is an ESA antique exempt piece of ivory and cannot be sold internationally or to anyone residing in the states of California, Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Washington.
Provenance: private Thornton, Colorado, USA collection, purchased from Denali Princess Lodge, Denali, Alaska, September 17, 2000
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- Condition: Bird and bolases are removable. Natural ossification and pitting to bone, but otherwise intact and excellent.
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