Exquisite Antique Wood and Hide Inuit Doll, 14 Inches fonts 1960s-1970s or so

1960s-1970s or so

holding back a door like a good guardian

Weighs 3 lb

is closely in keeping with traditional 19th and 20th century Inuit whale bone carved shamanic masks used in ceremonial dances

Exquisite Antique Wood and Hide Inuit Doll, 14 Inches fonts 1960s-1970s or soOne of the most beautiful Inuit dolls I've ever seen or dolls, period and quite an old one, late 19th c. Greenland Inuit I think, and, I believe, what would be considered a "collector's doll" made by a skilled doll maker for sale. Such a wonderfully carved, sensitively detailed face, with head that will turn side to side; body sewn of seal skin and, it appears to me, stuffed with what looks to be white fur, I believe seal as well. Perhaps he once wore