Small Greenland Inuit Wooden Articulated Figure with Sinew Tied Shoulders British shape and warm dry patina

shape and warm dry patina

This one is of that sort--the carver was not concerned with fineness or perfection

6 3/8" x 5 3/8" framed not including hanging loop

British I believe

from the clay to the shapes to the glazing

Small Greenland Inuit Wooden Articulated Figure with Sinew Tied Shoulders British shape and warm dry patinaAt one point this small carved, articulated Greenland Inuit figure surely wore a traditional hide fur parka and pants, but those are long gone. All the better, though, to see the carefully pegged joints and sinew tied shoulders! I've bought and sold a few larger old Inuit wooden dolls over the last number of years, among my favorite things in the world, but don't believe I've see such a diminutive fully jointed one as this before. C. 1920s so I would