Wonderful Old Inuit Carved Wood Figure in Hide Parka spear fishing decoy an avid seaman

an avid seaman

A very sweet little bear he is

while there are some references to the war mixed in

Clearly these show some rust and paint loss

Signed on the bottom but I can't make it out

Wonderful Old Inuit Carved Wood Figure in Hide Parka spear fishing decoy an avid seamanWhat a face. And what a marvelously gestural body. This carved figure is definitely Inuit, I think likely Greenlandic, and I am sure once sat in a hide covered kayak, with his carved hands probably gripping carved wooden oars. The leather of his coat has aged and hardened in what I find a most beautiful way, to hold this sort of raised shoulder, dangling hands shrugging posture that feels full of character and full of life. I've looked at enough of