Shadows on Top of Shadows, Marvelous Antique Mounted Albumen Photo decorated wooden box made all the more special

made all the more special by those two beautifully long fingered hands reaching together at the top of that "wring" to complete the form of a heart--with flowers to either side in the negative space giving the appearance of eyes

and then an open channel up the chimney for the smoke to emerge

signed and dated 1904 on the reverse by brother (Fra) Anlobsopladser (I believe) of Munkebjarg

The postage stamp on the back is dated 1908 but it was written and mailed in 1912

It is an early 20th century Inuit model of a qamutiik (or komatik) sled

Shadows on Top of Shadows, Marvelous Antique Mounted Albumen Photo decorated wooden box made all the more specialI think this photo is just marvelous. Shadows upon shadows, some naturally occurring, some the product of shadow play with the subjects having chosen just the right spot to stage their drama. I see a shadow couple at lower right, one on them wearing a hat, a second embracing couple center bottom, and then the silhouette of a bear to its left. The man in black with arms raised looks to be the choreographer and partial creator, with his arms very