Inuit Carved Stone Reclining Figure latched metal box I would guess early 20th

I would guess early 20th century

and I love the triangular orange pointing fingernail

While I am not a doll collector

measures approx

is a wonderful blend of haute and homespun

Inuit Carved Stone Reclining Figure latched metal box I would guess early 20thI've written before that my favorite Inuit sculptures possess an internal tension, holding apparently competing instincts or states of being in balance. I also tend to love those that more "primitive" than highly refined. Both hold true with this figure, whose posture is everything three quarters reclining, as if at rest, but certainly flexing one's core muscles to hold there! The profile created is of four gently curving steps, and the view from