Small Greenland Inuit Wooden Articulated Figure with Sinew Tied Shoulders British 6 3/8" x 5 3/8"

6 3/8" x 5 3/8" framed not including hanging loop

which seemed just the right place to find them

from the clay to the shapes to the glazing

) I really love both the silhouettes and the color combinations on these

Small Greenland Inuit Wooden Articulated Figure with Sinew Tied Shoulders British 6 3/8" x 5 3/8"At 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