Inuit Miniature Dog Sled with Figure and Seals funny drawings but no significant damage to

but no significant damage to any of them and I sure think they are lovely

and a striking one to put on the table

This doll shows its age

with snail on its head

Inuit Miniature Dog Sled with Figure and Seals funny drawings but no significant damage toBased 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