Inuit Hand-carved Polar Bear Figurine for the porch 75" tall x x 6

75" tall x x 6

the shape: I love everything about these Japanese fish plates

which indeed suggests a rather unusual narrative

a member of a family of well-known basket weavers

Minneapolis

Inuit Hand-carved Polar Bear Figurine for the porch 75" tall x x 6Among my very favorite tiny animal in the Critical EYE collection is this wonderful Inuit hand carved polar bear, which seems at once fierce and friendly; stoic and animated with its outstretched neck and black painted mouth, eyes, ears, and feet. From the back and underside, a darker colored vein or marbilization is visible; this and the color lead me to believe the bear is carved from Walrus tusk. The polar bear stands less than an inch tall, is 2