Most Wonderful Antique Inuit Doll with Hand-drawn Leather Face ebony and bone PA who began painting in

PA who began painting in the 1970s and worked right up until his death in the early 2010s

Ink on board

First published in 1906

A bit of wear to the surface of the interior frame left edge

I assume) and was gifted to her by her teacher Miss Harwood in 1862

Most Wonderful Antique Inuit Doll with Hand-drawn Leather Face ebony and bone PA who began painting inPerhaps my favorite doll I've ever had, and I love a folk doll. This one is Inuit, late 19th c. or so, I believe, with the arms replaced at some point it appears, but otherwise all original, and very solid and sound. Of course the face breaks my heart hand drawn eyes, brows, and straight line of a mouth on hide with the hide cinched together to form the nose, and then a hand stitched seam running down from there like a scar. But also this beautifully