Inuit Miniature Dog Sled with Figure and Seals Teach a Tot toy scissors holder 3 1/4" long

scissors holder 3 1/4" long

Agnes Martin

it is not a crack or chip

I especially love the red for the eyes and echo of finer painted lines for paws and whiskers

The gold flecked backside is pretty

Inuit Miniature Dog Sled with Figure and Seals Teach a Tot toy scissors holder 3 1/4" longBased on a few other Inuit carvings of dog sleds I have found in a similar manner, I think this one may come from the Nunavat region in Northern Canada, and would think likely dates to the mid 20th century or so, at a time when thousands of Inuit sled dogs (qimmiit) were killed in a government initiative to pressure Inuit people to abandon traditional subsistence hunting and ways of life. Also around this time (and in response), artist cooperatives