Inuit Carved Soapstone Animal, in the manner of Andy Miki symbolic finding a coat very similar

finding a coat very similar worn by the PA 83rd Volunteers during the Civil War

I think this drawing of pretty

or other fruits of the season

There appears to be a plug on the backside of the mask at the mouth area but the front surface is solid

Inuit Carved Soapstone Animal, in the manner of Andy Miki symbolic finding a coat very similarI have a suspicion that this wonderful abstracted animal is a piece by Andy Miki (1918 1982), widely acclaimed carver from Arviat, NU renowned for his abstract, simplified animal sculptures a couple examples of which I've included at end of photos which are quite distinct from most other Inuit carvings. I can find no examples of his syllabic signature to compare this one to, but everything about it suggests his work to me in which case I am selling it