Beautiful, Sensitively Carved Wooden Bust, Presumed Native American or Inuit thin candles There is some spotting on

There is some spotting on its base

and how both modern and handmade it feels

claws and faces have been darkened with ink

I'd guess earlyish 20th c

Beautiful, Sensitively Carved Wooden Bust, Presumed Native American or Inuit thin candles There is some spotting onLove at first sight with this one she called to me loudly through the glass of the locked case of a dealer based in New Hampshire and there was no way I could walk away. Just a beautifully executed, super sensitive carving I think, wonderful from every angle and down to every detail. (The carving of her hair, especially where the lines of one section cross over top of the section that frames her face, just breaks my heart.) Indigenous American I am