Inuit Carved Soapstone Canadian Goose, 7 Inches, Mid-Century gold perhaps alongside a pretty bowl

perhaps alongside a pretty bowl filled with walnuts

This is a beautiful--and heavy

which fits very tightly (I started to remove it

with a some wear and a couple of rough spots on the rim of the handle near where it meets the bristles

that there are a good number of Japanese cast iron owls out there

Inuit Carved Soapstone Canadian Goose, 7 Inches, Mid-Century gold perhaps alongside a pretty bowlI was not prepared for the scale and weight and terrific presence! of this Inuit carved goose, which I purchased online it is less of carving to add to the menagerie, and more of a substantial sculpture, to give pride of place. And, having spent a few years on a farm negotiating geese, which were extremely territorial and fiercely protective of one another, I think it beautifully captures the posture, poise and pride of the goose, always on the watch