Wonderful Old Inuit Scrimshawed Bone Box nid-century modern design I can't say for certain

I can't say for certain that it is a Native American carving

1 3/4" wide

but almost a full box still

screaming as it does

I like the stain on this one too

Wonderful Old Inuit Scrimshawed Bone Box nid-century modern design I can't say for certainReally a wonderful, and curious little box, which I am quite confident is Inuit, and carved of bone I would guess Caribou bone antler as it feels very similar materially to a couple of Inuit dolls I've had, carved of Caribou bone and joined with thread made from sinew (ivalu), which is how the carved lock (which looks rather like a rudder) is secured and held tight via a knot on the opposite side of the box. I am not quite sure the original function