Inuit Miniature Dog Sled with Figure and Seals funny drawings The very tip of the

The very tip of the arm of the child and some of her hair on the back side is chipped off

This doll shows its age

this is just a lovely object that feels great in the hand and that I think has many more good years in it yet

Exulting in triumph now swell the bold notes

Inuit Miniature Dog Sled with Figure and Seals funny drawings The very tip of theBased on a few other Inuit carvings of dog sleds I have found in a similar manner, I think this one may come from the Nunavat region in Northern Canada, and would think likely dates to the mid 20th century or so, at a time when thousands of Inuit sled dogs (qimmiit) were killed in a government initiative to pressure Inuit people to abandon traditional subsistence hunting and ways of life. Also around this time (and in response), artist cooperatives