Inuit Eskimo Carved Tusk Standing Polar Bear folk art christ with just a tiny bit

with just a tiny bit of loss of white paint in a couple of spots that just adds to its charm

primarily on the curtains

Nicely executed in ink wash/watercolor and mounted to a backing sheet the perfect shade of blue

Or fill it with crayons

Inuit Eskimo Carved Tusk Standing Polar Bear folk art christ with just a tiny bitSuch a surprise and treat to find this one and a smaller companion the other dayAlaskan Inuit, carved of fossilized walrus tusk, and I believe with a fair bit of age to him. I really love the paws raised, standing position, revealing fat stripe of dentine straight down the length of the belly, and then with wonderful deeper coloration on the upper half of the back. Inked details for face and claws and red for the mouth. Mid 20th c. I believe.