Antique Inuit Hide Kayak with Carved Wooden Figure badger brush The set includes nine pins

The set includes nine pins

I think this paperweight is just great looking

23 3/4" long x 15 1/2" wide x 5/8" thickest

which I love for a whole host of reasons including for the fact that it very much reveals her process of problem solving in relation to challenges that emerged along the way

I really love the way this painted wooden cutout one has aged

Antique Inuit Hide Kayak with Carved Wooden Figure badger brush The set includes nine pinsThis 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