Wonderful Old Inuit Carved Wood Figure in Hide Parka vintage crayins with detailed carving on its

with detailed carving on its face

in Partenkirchen

which I take for a bolster or perhaps a blanket running along the back of a platform sofa or day bed

9" long x 6 1/4" tall x 3 3/8" wide

I believe this likely is mid 20th century or so from the Northwest Territories/Nunavut

Wonderful Old Inuit Carved Wood Figure in Hide Parka vintage crayins with detailed carving on itsWhat a face. And what a marvelously gestural body. This carved figure is definitely Inuit, I think likely Greenlandic, and I am sure once sat in a hide covered kayak, with his carved hands probably gripping carved wooden oars. The leather of his coat has aged and hardened in what I find a most beautiful way, to hold this sort of raised shoulder, dangling hands shrugging posture that feels full of character and full of life. I've looked at enough of