Inuit Miniature Dog Sled with Figure and Seals Teach a Tot toy which is I think in

which is I think in large part what makes them compelling

Baker Lake

The gold flecked backside is pretty

Agnes Martin

2 1/4" tall and 3/4" tall

Inuit Miniature Dog Sled with Figure and Seals Teach a Tot toy which is I think inBased on a few other Inuit carvings of dog sleds I have found in a similar manner, I think this one may come from the Nunavat region in Northern Canada, and would think likely dates to the mid 20th century or so, at a time when thousands of Inuit sled dogs (qimmiit) were killed in a government initiative to pressure Inuit people to abandon traditional subsistence hunting and ways of life. Also around this time (and in response), artist cooperatives