Inuit Stone Carved Loon celadon vase The is a bit of

The is a bit of irregularity to its form

and wonderfully tell the story of their construction from scraps of wood and and bits of woven trim for their hangers

and surely was part of some larger thing

was too beautiful to leave behind

It's been well used

Inuit Stone Carved Loon celadon vase The is a bit ofI find this loon (I believe it is) tremendously satisfying, with its elegant, smoothly carved body offset by its elongated, slightly hooking, more primitively carved head and beak in the most perfect, empathy inducing way. Making it even better is the maker's use of the natural coloration of the stone (soapstone I believe), such that one half of the loon is more of dark gray green, and the other a lighter green brown, changing just about right down