Tiny Carved Wood Nude Woman slab pottery I'd guess this hand-thrown pottery

I'd guess this hand-thrown pottery vase dates to the 1970s

Nanogak was one of the first artists to provide drawings for The Holman Eskimo Co-operative-- founded by a group of artists and Father Henri Tardy

and I'm not entirely sure what all

2 1/2" in diameter and 2 1/8" tall

Tiny Carved Wood Nude Woman slab pottery I'd guess this hand-thrown potteryI love how this tiny carved woman stands in what is almost the classical Venus Pudica position, like a rustic little version of Aphrodite. Her right hand is a bit lower, though, touching her belly rather than covering her breasts, making me think she may be a fertility figure. I'm not sure where she's from but she's definitely got some age (the tips of her breasts, particularly, are pretty well worn), and I think she's really wonderful. 1 3 4" tall x