Inuit Carved Stone Reclining Figure latched metal box especially of curves

especially of curves

I always have an eye out for old wood-framed

but am pretty certain she is quite old

in me at least

I would guess early 20th century

Inuit Carved Stone Reclining Figure latched metal box especially of curvesI've written before that my favorite Inuit sculptures possess an internal tension, holding apparently competing instincts or states of being in balance. I also tend to love those that more "primitive" than highly refined. Both hold true with this figure, whose posture is everything three quarters reclining, as if at rest, but certainly flexing one's core muscles to hold there! The profile created is of four gently curving steps, and the view from