Carved and Expressionistically Painted Wooden Head wooden shelf with drawer 5ʺw × 5ʺd×5 1/2ʺh

5ʺw × 5ʺd×5 1/2ʺh

In recent years I’ve become a huge fan of the work of many Canadian Inuit & First Nations artists

” But there are so many good ones

masterfully executed

and would usually have tapestry-woven faces with dramatic facial features

Carved and Expressionistically Painted Wooden Head wooden shelf with drawer 5ʺw × 5ʺd×5 1/2ʺhI'd guess this great carved wood head was once part of a puppet of some sort; there are openings at both ends via which I imagine a body and perhaps a hat on top were attached. Now, it would sit happily on a shelf, with those intense big blue eyes keeping a keen eye on things! The head itself is painted a good dark green, with expressionistic yellow and red flourishes all over. The flattish sides are especially great, with deeply carved ears popping