Wonderful Old Inuit Scrimshawed Bone Box painted pine I don't think this coffee

I don't think this coffee pot has ever been used

though would be great to see them stay together

The Guardian

Pretty cute

which I purchased from a seller in India who deals largely in Sanskrit manuscripts

Wonderful Old Inuit Scrimshawed Bone Box painted pine I don't think this coffeeReally a wonderful, and curious little box, which I am quite confident is Inuit, and carved of bone I would guess Caribou bone antler as it feels very similar materially to a couple of Inuit dolls I've had, carved of Caribou bone and joined with thread made from sinew (ivalu), which is how the carved lock (which looks rather like a rudder) is secured and held tight via a knot on the opposite side of the box. I am not quite sure the original function