Wonderful Old Inuit Carved Wood Figure in Hide Parka spear fishing decoy Clearly these show some rust

Clearly these show some rust and paint loss

The map itself as visible measures 21 3/4" x 17 1/8"

A very sweet little bear he is

Signed on the bottom but I can't make it out

Wonderful Old Inuit Carved Wood Figure in Hide Parka spear fishing decoy Clearly these show some rustWhat 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