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2 – 4 ½” Ookpiks – 1960’s – Sealskin and Rabbit Fur - Rare
$ 79.2
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2 – 4 ½” Ookpiks – 1960’s – Sealskin and Rabbit Fur - RareThese two rare 4” and 4 ½” tall Ookpiks are made by the Inuit, one of Sealskin, and the other of Winter Rabbit fur, leather and glass eyes. The other larger one is all sealskin with leather eyes and beak. They are both in great condition, and can stand on their own. Please see all pictures for details. F.Y.I. -
Ookpik, which means “snowy owl” or “Arctic owl” in Inuktitut, is the name of one of the most popular of Inuit handicrafts, a souvenir sealskin owl with a large head and big eyes. In the 1960s, Ookpik became a popular national symbol after the federal government chose it to represent Canada at the 1963 trade fair in Philadelphia.