Inuit Carved Wood Sea Lion Bookends with Bared Teeth, a Pair carved decoy Wheels of the tractor turn

Wheels of the tractor turn smoothly and evenly and Mickey's head will easily rotate 360 degrees to see all the way around

wood is 13/16” thick

Thibet:  5" x 5 7/16"

or tightrope walker

this might be a good whimsy to gift a a much beloved child

Inuit Carved Wood Sea Lion Bookends with Bared Teeth, a Pair carved decoy Wheels of the tractor turnLove at first sight with these two, which I believe are Inuit, probably Alaskan, and I'd guess 1940s or so. The mounting of the the carved sea lions (I am pretty sure sea lions rather than seals) to bookend type platforms seems a bit of an afterthought (they're not heavy enough to be very effective bookends, and the nails attaching the carvings to their platforms have some wiggle) but what marvelous and very charming creatures, most especially the