One of the main reasons why people buy Inuit soapstone sculptures is to give those as gifts to their friends or family members. Also Inuit soapstone carvings make excellent corporate gifts, especially dancing bears and inukshuks Inuit carvings. Both of them can be purchased in volume unlike many other subjects in Inuit soapstone art and that is why they are a good choice for corporate gifts, when you need dozens of Inuit soapstone sculptures for your employees or business partners.
Inuit dancing bears and inukshuks are usually the most loved subjects in soapstone art, companies choose them as corporate gifts. If you need only one or two Inuit carvings for the best employee of the years, for example, your options are endless. You can go for a huge dancing bear Inuit carving. Price wise, a big 20 inch tall gorgeous dancing bear by famous Noo Atsiaq will cost around four thousand dollars. You may also consider something more original and unique than a dancing bear, such as a sedna Inuit sculpture. Sedna is an Inuit goddess of the sea, a mother of all sea creatures. Jimmy Iqaluq is famous for his beautiful and realistic looking sedna carvings. Another options is not to go over board and purchase a corporate gift under five hundred dollars. There are hundreds of beautiful Inuit soapstone carvings to choose from in this lower price range. For instance, you may like a shiny bird by Mark Pitsiulak.
Many people buy Inuit soapstone carvings to decorate their homes. Inuit carvings are much more original and interesting items than traditional paintings or vases as center pieces. Of course, there is nothing wrong with a beautiful vase, but you will not likely to receive many questions about it. On the contrary, when your guests see a huge dancing bear Inuit carving in the middle of your living room, they will be very intrigued and start asking questions about the stone, the artist, the subject. Not many people know what Inuit art is, and they are surprised to find out that Inuit soapstone sculptures are hand made by aboriginal artists living in remote Canadian arctic villages. Inuit artists usually carve part time and have their regular full time jobs in the community. Inuit carvers go hunting and fishing to feed their families and in many other ways live very traditionally. What an interesting topic to discuss with your guests! That is what Inuit art about, it comes with a story, with a legend.
Once last thing to mention about Inuit soapstone carvings: since they are hand made, there are no two sculptures alike. When you like an Inuit soapstone carving, buy, you will never be able to find a duplicate.
