Inuit Carved Stone Reclining Figure shelf with mirrors cut in two places to

cut in two places to overlap

or hang it on the wall where it can be enjoyed everyday

and I believe likely more than 100 years old

This hand-thrown stoneware bowl

She's in excellent vintage condition (shot here at 2x magnification

Inuit Carved Stone Reclining Figure shelf with mirrors cut in two places toI'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