Antique Inuit Hide Kayak with Carved Wooden Figure badger brush 7 3/4" wide x 3

7 3/4" wide x 3 3/4" tall

I really love this weight just as an object

which I love for a whole host of reasons including for the fact that it very much reveals her process of problem solving in relation to challenges that emerged along the way

which resulted in terrific details on the faces and bodies of the figures and the widely branching trees

4 3/4" x 3 1/4"

Antique Inuit Hide Kayak with Carved Wooden Figure badger brush 7 3/4" wide x 3This one just about breaks my heart I find it so tender, most of all this figure, with smiling pencil drawn face, moveable arms, and linen parka. I have done some research and believe it dates to the very late 19th or very early 20th century, with the kayak made of hide, a carved wooden spear, and pieces of carved bone attached by what I believe is sinew to the top of the boat. I believe it likely comes from the Baffin Island area of the Canadian