Inuit Walrus Head with Tusks and Nice Vein in Stone (Small Chip) old carved gun I've got a serious weakness

I've got a serious weakness for old drafting and drawing tools

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Drawn in pencil along the top edge of the painting one can just make out “Kikuyu” (though not the the word that follows it)

9 1/8" long x 4 1/4" tall and in excellent condition

is perfectly emblematic of their work with its intersecting faces

Inuit Walrus Head with Tusks and Nice Vein in Stone (Small Chip) old carved gun I've got a serious weaknessNot very often do I come across an Inuit carving with tusks still in tact, and I love the simplicity and small scale of this one, portraying the head of a walrus. Especially nice for the vein in the the stone that runs across one side of the head like a stripe. One ding to the stone around the left tusk, visible really only when holding it up front facing; displays very nicely. 2 3 8 x 2 1 8 w x 2 7 8 d including tusks. Overall good condition, with