Antique Inuit Hide Kayak with Carved Wooden Figure gouach Some wear to front and

Some wear to front and back covers and some wear to the binding but still holding together fine

so am selling them as a pair

came from a portfolio of drawings by Pennsylvania folk/outsider artist Wayne B

but they've got a very homespun feel about them

Antique Inuit Hide Kayak with Carved Wooden Figure gouach Some wear to front andThis one just about breaks my heart I find it so tender, most of all this figure, with smiling pencil drawn face, moveable arms, and linen parka. I have done some research and believe it dates to the very late 19th or very early 20th century, with the kayak made of hide, a carved wooden spear, and pieces of carved bone attached by what I believe is sinew to the top of the boat. I believe it likely comes from the Baffin Island area of the Canadian