Wonderful Alaskan Inuit Carved Bone Creature with Serrated Jaws, miniature structure Quite a drama playing out

Quite a drama playing out in these deep

And with the image of a ship inside silver circled insignia to boot

much more pronounced in photos (magnified) than to the eye

with what looks like an earlier attempt erased at upper left

Really excellent antique condition

Wonderful Alaskan Inuit Carved Bone Creature with Serrated Jaws, miniature structure Quite a drama playing outI have had one other Inuit carved creature with a similar form to this one that one was antique and carved of Ivory, this one 20th century I believe and carved of bone, both Alaskan Inuit I am fairly certain. What is more challenging to determine for certain is the creature being represented. The treatment of the legs here, carved in low relief, curled around the body, I've found on a few other historic carvings, including one described (on good