SOLD Inuit Soapstone Figure with Wonderful Face and Inlaid Eyes (Repairs to Feet) locomotive 7 1/8” x 8 7/8”

7 1/8” x 8 7/8”

removed from the frame

a bit of aging/darkening to the grass on the exterior and couple of lost stitches

New ones could certainly be added

A pretty fun and curious dish

SOLD Inuit Soapstone Figure with Wonderful Face and Inlaid Eyes (Repairs to Feet) locomotive 7 1/8” x 8 7/8”The whites of the eyes on the face of this fellow lend him a wonderful intensity I think, and as he surely once held tools in his hands, likely a harpoon in one, and or a string with fish, I might guess he was staring wide eyed at his catch. Object less now, I love the ambiguity of his pose, as if he might be holding up anything with a combination of pride and awe and reverence. It appears that his feet were re glued to the base at some point, but