Inuit Miniature Dog Sled with Figure and Seals funny drawings I'm really not sure this

I'm really not sure this one is that old

and a striking one to put on the table

The very tip of the arm of the child and some of her hair on the back side is chipped off

but I think none of this interferes total enjoyment of these little gems of drawings

this is just a lovely object that feels great in the hand and that I think has many more good years in it yet

Inuit Miniature Dog Sled with Figure and Seals funny drawings I'm really not sure thisBased on a few other Inuit carvings of dog sleds I have found in a similar manner, I think this one may come from the Nunavat region in Northern Canada, and would think likely dates to the mid 20th century or so, at a time when thousands of Inuit sled dogs (qimmiit) were killed in a government initiative to pressure Inuit people to abandon traditional subsistence hunting and ways of life. Also around this time (and in response), artist cooperatives