Wonderful Old Inuit Carved Wood Figure in Hide Parka spear fishing decoy Clearly these show some rust

Clearly these show some rust and paint loss

14 3/4" long

an avid seaman

Signed on the bottom but I can't make it out

The map itself as visible measures 21 3/4" x 17 1/8"

Wonderful Old Inuit Carved Wood Figure in Hide Parka spear fishing decoy Clearly these show some rustWhat a face. And what a marvelously gestural body. This carved figure is definitely Inuit, I think likely Greenlandic, and I am sure once sat in a hide covered kayak, with his carved hands probably gripping carved wooden oars. The leather of his coat has aged and hardened in what I find a most beautiful way, to hold this sort of raised shoulder, dangling hands shrugging posture that feels full of character and full of life. I've looked at enough of