Wonderful Old Inuit Carved Wood Figure in Hide Parka antique pick up sticks The level works and the

The level works and the arm turns all the way around

This lovely sculptural small vase is by the late master pottery John C

or just as a another great little object to set somewhere

Excepting missing arms

I'm really into the effects of degradation that can emerge on ambrotypes and daguerreotypes over time

Wonderful Old Inuit Carved Wood Figure in Hide Parka antique pick up sticks The level works and theWhat a face. And what a marvelously gestural body. This carved figure is definitely Inuit, I think likely Greenlandic, and I am sure once sat in a hide covered kayak, with his carved hands probably gripping carved wooden oars. The leather of his coat has aged and hardened in what I find a most beautiful way, to hold this sort of raised shoulder, dangling hands shrugging posture that feels full of character and full of life. I've looked at enough of