Wonderfully Primitive Walrus Tusk Carved Animal, Presumed Bering Sea Inuit antique british floral study The drawing is in very

The drawing is in very good condition

The hinged lid opens easily and sits flush

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I've recently fallen deeply in love with English 19th century transfer-ware combining text and illustration

who in addition to pursuing his own art worked for Harpers magazine in New York

Wonderfully Primitive Walrus Tusk Carved Animal, Presumed Bering Sea Inuit antique british floral study The drawing is in veryPure love. This fabulous creature was carved from walrus tusk, I believe by an indigenous carver from the Bering Sea area. I found another of a very similar animal form in a very similar manner described as a fox (image included in photos) that one 19th century and described as carved by a shaman for a hunter to carry as as a sort of amulet or charm. It is the relative crudeness and immediacy of the carving that make it wonderful to me (and that face,