Inuit Soapstone Sculpture of Crouched Figure , Signed and Numbered tole painted cigarette tin much of it purchased directly

much of it purchased directly from potters in studios at the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria

with carved notch at the end that also looks a bit like an old key

really--of its maker

Distinctly mid-century but also timeless

From what I understand

Inuit Soapstone Sculpture of Crouched Figure , Signed and Numbered tole painted cigarette tin much of it purchased directlyI am completely taken with this the sculpture, which, like so much of the best Inuit art, holds a range of gestures and emotions in balance in a beautiful, and nuanced way. To me, this figure with wonderfully broad shoulders echoing the breadth of one lowered and one raised knee appears almost buddha like in his posture and poise, while his one cocked foot asserts complete engagement with his surroundings and readiness to rise at any moment. A number