Inuit Miniature Dog Sled with Figure and Seals funny drawings with snail on its head

with snail on its head

Turning the handle rotates one of two colorful round glass slides

this is just a lovely object that feels great in the hand and that I think has many more good years in it yet

A charming set of vintage painted wood toy bowling pins or skittles in yellow

but I think none of this interferes total enjoyment of these little gems of drawings

Inuit Miniature Dog Sled with Figure and Seals funny drawings with snail on its headBased on a few other Inuit carvings of dog sleds I have found in a similar manner, I think this one may come from the Nunavat region in Northern Canada, and would think likely dates to the mid 20th century or so, at a time when thousands of Inuit sled dogs (qimmiit) were killed in a government initiative to pressure Inuit people to abandon traditional subsistence hunting and ways of life. Also around this time (and in response), artist cooperatives