Delicately Carved and Painted Small Greenland Inuit Wooden Figure antique African basket There is some wear to

There is some wear to the horsehair bristles at the front of the brush as if it has done a fair amount of just that

including the pear

and a bit of damage to the mesh along the bottom edge of the chin

known for hand-thrown stoneware pieces glazed with modernist patterns

Delicately Carved and Painted Small Greenland Inuit Wooden Figure antique African basket There is some wear toThe great care invested in painting the clothing on this small carved figure moves me to no end, especially the fantastically beautiful patterning representing a traditional Greenland Inuit beaded collar. (I am including a photo of another doll with gorgeous hand sewn costume for reference, which the elaborate coloring on this one echoes very closely.) I cant find another example of a painted wooden figure quite like this one out thereI am sure made