Exquisite Antique Wood and Hide Inuit Doll, 14 Inches fonts is closely in keeping with

is closely in keeping with traditional 19th and 20th century Inuit whale bone carved shamanic masks used in ceremonial dances

I write like a fool

holding back a door like a good guardian

It appears to have been framed not very long ago--mounted on tannish-cream board and in what looks like a burl wood frame

1 11/16" t x 7/8" wide and deep and in good condition

Exquisite Antique Wood and Hide Inuit Doll, 14 Inches fonts is closely in keeping withOne of the most beautiful Inuit dolls I've ever seen or dolls, period and quite an old one, late 19th c. Greenland Inuit I think, and, I believe, what would be considered a "collector's doll" made by a skilled doll maker for sale. Such a wonderfully carved, sensitively detailed face, with head that will turn side to side; body sewn of seal skin and, it appears to me, stuffed with what looks to be white fur, I believe seal as well. Perhaps he once wore