Small Greenland Inuit Wooden Articulated Figure with Sinew Tied Shoulders vintage stamp art but this one is signed

but this one is signed (in Deming's writing)

I love the way the grain of the wood enhances the form the of the head and outlines the face

The key on this does still turn with some force

The leather is hardened and nearly black

The orange painted base (made of particle board I believe) is weathered—this definitely spent some time out doors— but it’s sturdy and stable

Small Greenland Inuit Wooden Articulated Figure with Sinew Tied Shoulders vintage stamp art but this one is signedAt one point this small carved, articulated Greenland Inuit figure surely wore a traditional hide fur parka and pants, but those are long gone. All the better, though, to see the carefully pegged joints and sinew tied shoulders! I've bought and sold a few larger old Inuit wooden dolls over the last number of years, among my favorite things in the world, but don't believe I've see such a diminutive fully jointed one as this before. C. 1920s so I would