Inuit Hand-carved Polar Bear Figurine wooden viking perhaps made to store crickets

perhaps made to store crickets

Maine has a lovely variegated copper sheen

The striking contrast between the wood of the matchsticks and their charcoal tips

Vintage 1970s I would guess

It is in very good condition

Inuit Hand-carved Polar Bear Figurine wooden viking perhaps made to store cricketsAmong my very favorite tiny animal in the Critical EYE collection is this wonderful Inuit hand carved polar bear, which seems at once fierce and friendly; stoic and animated with its outstretched neck and black painted mouth, eyes, ears, and feet. From the back and underside, a darker colored vein or marbilization is visible; this and the color lead me to believe the bear is carved from Walrus tusk. The polar bear stands less than an inch tall, is 2