Delicately Carved and Painted Small Greenland Inuit Wooden Figure miniature sampler but perhaps also showing light

but perhaps also showing light wear from use

Moosilalauke

or a surrealist object

how brilliant

"Austin fishing"

Delicately Carved and Painted Small Greenland Inuit Wooden Figure miniature sampler but perhaps also showing lightThe great care invested in painting the clothing on this small carved figure moves me to no end, especially the fantastically beautiful patterning representing a traditional Greenland Inuit beaded collar. (I am including a photo of another doll with gorgeous hand sewn costume for reference, which the elaborate coloring on this one echoes very closely.) I cant find another example of a painted wooden figure quite like this one out thereI am sure made