Inuit Carved Stone Otter Gripping Fish antique Spanish postcard which almost reads as gold

which almost reads as gold

--and my favorite a drawing of a tiny couple inside a heart inside an orange moon

it is possible that whole thing commemorates the life of someone who has passed

very worn in some areas and not much in others

Inuit Carved Stone Otter Gripping Fish antique Spanish postcard which almost reads as goldOne of two more Inuit carvings from a handful I bought last week, I believe all of which came from one collection, and to my eye a very good collection as I was tempted to buy many more. Not as frequent a subject as a seal or a bird or a figure, and I especially love the treatment of this otter's flipper like paws, especially the hind ones as they grip the rock he balances on, as if holding very tight with his tail doing the same from the back side. I