Inuit Soapstone Sculpture of Crouched Figure , Signed and Numbered pretty container or hang on the wall

or hang on the wall

born in Versailles

Poonah painting

This particular box features the original oak stain and mark on the front reading  "Patented 1889

but I'd be more inclined to keep it for myself

Inuit Soapstone Sculpture of Crouched Figure , Signed and Numbered pretty container or hang on the wallI am completely taken with this the sculpture, which, like so much of the best Inuit art, holds a range of gestures and emotions in balance in a beautiful, and nuanced way. To me, this figure with wonderfully broad shoulders echoing the breadth of one lowered and one raised knee appears almost buddha like in his posture and poise, while his one cocked foot asserts complete engagement with his surroundings and readiness to rise at any moment. A number