SOLD Elegant Inuit Carved Antler Bone Bird pastel darkest at the cuff

darkest at the cuff

green and yellow hats

painted panes and curtains on each of the many windows

and Binney & Smith

5" wide x 3

SOLD Elegant Inuit Carved Antler Bone Bird pastel darkest at the cuffThis beautiful Inuit bird leans dramatically in one direction, so a bit of wax underneath its base might be useful to prevent tipping in the breeze. The tilt is the product of using the natural curve of the antler bone, Caribou antler I believe, as found, and then through minimal gestures giving shape to it as a bird, including the carving of two eyes for the head. I find it quite an elegant thing, which also feels to me like a pure embodiment of