Inuit Carved Stone Otter Gripping Fish antique Spanish postcard --and my favorite a drawing

--and my favorite a drawing of a tiny couple inside a heart inside an orange moon

it is possible that whole thing commemorates the life of someone who has passed

The way the long fingers of her left hand spread protectively over her dog's shoulder

fairly minor

Inuit Carved Stone Otter Gripping Fish antique Spanish postcard --and my favorite a drawingOne of two more Inuit carvings from a handful I bought last week, I believe all of which came from one collection, and to my eye a very good collection as I was tempted to buy many more. Not as frequent a subject as a seal or a bird or a figure, and I especially love the treatment of this otter's flipper like paws, especially the hind ones as they grip the rock he balances on, as if holding very tight with his tail doing the same from the back side. I