Inuit Soapstone Sculpture of Crouched Figure , Signed and Numbered tole painted cigarette tin From what I understand

From what I understand

much of it purchased directly from potters in studios at the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria

the glaze is lush

" (In 1929 the company outfitted Charles Lindberg for his  his historic flight across the Atlantic Ocean

Inuit Soapstone Sculpture of Crouched Figure , Signed and Numbered tole painted cigarette tin From what I understandI am completely taken with this the sculpture, which, like so much of the best Inuit art, holds a range of gestures and emotions in balance in a beautiful, and nuanced way. To me, this figure with wonderfully broad shoulders echoing the breadth of one lowered and one raised knee appears almost buddha like in his posture and poise, while his one cocked foot asserts complete engagement with his surroundings and readiness to rise at any moment. A number