CBC.ca Arts – Small Inuit sculpture by unknown artist sells for $69,000

CBC.ca Arts – Small Inuit sculpture by unknown artist sells for $69,000:

A sculpture by an unknown artist showing the legend of The Weasel and the Caribou sold for $69,000 on Tuesday evening at Waddington’s auction of Inuit art.

It was the highest price in two days of sales of Inuit art at the Toronto auction house.

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