Wonderful Inuit Carved Stone Janus Faced Sculpture white and orange jars and to keep on the

and to keep on the kitchen counter the rest of the time

I thought perhaps that this delicately painted watercolor wreath of forget-me-nots and rose buds was sent to commemorate a loss

packed tight and useful still to keep eggs or whatever else safe and sound

as it is just spectacular

visible on its spine

Wonderful Inuit Carved Stone Janus Faced Sculpture white and orange jars and to keep on theThis I think is my favorite Inuit piece I've had in my possession bold, sensitive, a little awkward, mystical feeling, intense and very human. I'm drawn to Inuit pieces that hold multiple gestures or states of being in balance, and this Janus faced piece is literally double sided, with a skeletal shaped head with outlined eyes inverse to a smiling, contented looking one with horizontal slits across the eyes (resting? wearing snow goggles? all seeing?)