Wonderfully Primitive Walrus Tusk Carved Animal, Presumed Bering Sea Inuit antique sake bottle Number 20 from an edition

Number 20 from an edition of 50

which shows a few tears but could certainly still be used to store some things

but now the structure of the leaves makes me think they may be grapes

I think it is a pretty interesting painting too

Of course they'd also be great for sipping a cup of tea or coffee

Wonderfully Primitive Walrus Tusk Carved Animal, Presumed Bering Sea Inuit antique sake bottle Number 20 from an editionPure 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,