Striking Signed Inuit Black Stone Duck trompe l'oeil Pages 13 - 17

Pages 13 - 17

Some wear to the box including a stain and  "Peterson" written on the front

and in this case I rather like it as a complement to the twisted bracelet around the wrist

and a bit of moodiness to those quiet purples and grays--maybe ethereal is a better word

Striking Signed Inuit Black Stone Duck trompe l'oeil Pages 13 - 17I find the form of this one so beautiful, with the neck and body forming a nearly perfect 90 degree angle, like a perfectly bent elbow, and then almost an exact 45 degree angle could be drawn from beak to tail. I have often said my favorite Inuit pieces hold multiple states or opposing gestures in harmonic balance, which I think this carving does in the most succinct way possible, body pointing straight ahead, head turned straight back. Lovely. 3 l x