Inuit carpets of reindeer bones

Inuit carpets of reindeer bones

This is a bone carving reindeer artwork made by the Inuit (Inuit). This type of sculpture is typical of Inuit art in the Canadian Arctic. Inuit artists are known for their superb animal sculpting skills, often depicting the wildlife and everyday life scenes around them. The sculpture may have been carved from materials such as local reindeer horn and whale bone. Reindeer are an important source of food and material for the Inuit and are therefore a common subject of depiction in their artwork.
Bone Buddha

Bone Buddha

The cultural relic of the Shang Dynasty, "Bone shaped Artifacts"

The cultural relic of the Shang Dynasty, "Bone shaped Artifacts"

It is a bone artifact unearthed from the Tomb of Shang Wang No. 1001, possibly made of elephant leg bones, with a complete lower end and a damaged upper end, and a rounded triangular cross-section of the body. On one of the corners of the body, there are two vertically arranged perforations at the lower position of the middle decorative band, which may be used to install handles. The decoration can be roughly divided into three parts. The upper and lower ends of the object are decorated with animal face patterns, the middle part is decorated with the main decoration of Taotie, and the two sides of the triangular pattern below are decorated with inverted dragons. Going further will be the Shen character decorative strip. These patterns are surrounded by dense cloud and thunder patterns, and the carvings are very exquisite. First stored at the Central Institute of Historical Research.