Early Grenfell Mission Carved Wooden Eskimo Doll model boat tightly knotted at their necks

tightly knotted at their necks

dust-covered

and in great condition

The text on the shorts of the the boxer at left is enough to figure out that he is world champion Panamanian boxer Roberto Duran (b

2 1/8" across at lip

Early Grenfell Mission Carved Wooden Eskimo Doll model boat tightly knotted at their necksThis wonderful carved wooden doll would once have been clothed in fur and leather, I believe likely with stuffed cloth legs and booted feet as well, but those clothes are long gone and I personally love it bare where all attention turns to the carved and painted drawn face. Quite a rare thing, it comes from Grenfell Mission in Labrador, a philanthropic organization founded by Sir Wilfred Grenfell in 1892 as a branch of The Royal National Mission,