Small Greenland Inuit Wooden Articulated Figure with Sinew Tied Shoulders coil pot so scooped this curious little

so scooped this curious little one up when I found it

Though I realize there are not many abacus users these days

which shows a bit of loss to the black lacquered finish along the very

looking a bit startled

and are of a high quality--measured by the number of layers of layers of fabric and quality of stitching

Small Greenland Inuit Wooden Articulated Figure with Sinew Tied Shoulders coil pot so scooped this curious littleAt one point this small carved, articulated Greenland Inuit figure surely wore a traditional hide fur parka and pants, but those are long gone. All the better, though, to see the carefully pegged joints and sinew tied shoulders! I've bought and sold a few larger old Inuit wooden dolls over the last number of years, among my favorite things in the world, but don't believe I've see such a diminutive fully jointed one as this before. C. 1920s so I would