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This is directly from the estate of Lionel Train company owner Richard Kughn.
Eskimo Mother Aleawas released in 1973 as an edition of 350 sculptures with a price of $1875.
The edition was later reduced to only 200 and closed in Fall 1980 or Spring 1981 at a price of $2500.
It stands 11 tall and was designed by Helen Granger Young, who also created most of the North American Indians series. The sculpture is based on the Inuit legend of a woman who, while walking along the shore one day, discovered a baby polar bear. She took the baby bear home, named him Kunik, and raised him tenderly. In order to protect him from hunters by identifying him as a pet, she wove a plaited sealskin collar which can be seen on the pup the Cybis mother holds. This piece was later selected by Canada to be their official royal wedding gift to Prince Charles and Lady Diana in 1981, and also by President Ford as a gift of state to Premier Brezhnev. One was also presented, along with the two Eskimo child busts Amouleegah and Ahmah, to the Gerald Ford White House in 1975.
No original box. We understand the delicate nature of this piece and will ensure it\'s shipped securely.
The only issue we found was a TINY crack on the back. (see pics for close up)
