Inuit Carved Fossilized Whale Bone Mask Olin Dows 1933 woodcut 8 stacked chip carved layers

8 stacked chip carved layers on the pocket

--that are most fragile

I believe Snip is the name of the long-legged

This is a week where I'm tempted to keep most everything I found for myself

The cradle itself it great in its old creamy white paint

Inuit Carved Fossilized Whale Bone Mask Olin Dows 1933 woodcut 8 stacked chip carved layersThis is the second Inuit mask I've found carved of fossilized whale bone, which I always have an eye out for this one unsigned and the age of which I am not certain, though I would guess mid 20th century Native Alaskan Inuit, likely specifically Iupiat. These are often referred to as spirit masks, this one with what appears to be branching tree carved into the forehead, like an all seeing eye of the natural world. The lighter color and smooth texture