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

shape and warm dry patina

) I really love both the silhouettes and the color combinations on these

Fig: 2 3/4” t x 2 1/2” wide

was used and shows age

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