Delicately Carved and Painted Small Greenland Inuit Wooden Figure antique African basket There are so many great

There are so many great old handmade wooden doorstops out there

and a bit of damage to the mesh along the bottom edge of the chin

known for hand-thrown stoneware pieces glazed with modernist patterns

and I find these little glass vials of china paint pigments about the most beautiful of all

Delicately Carved and Painted Small Greenland Inuit Wooden Figure antique African basket There are so many greatThe great care invested in painting the clothing on this small carved figure moves me to no end, especially the fantastically beautiful patterning representing a traditional Greenland Inuit beaded collar. (I am including a photo of another doll with gorgeous hand sewn costume for reference, which the elaborate coloring on this one echoes very closely.) I cant find another example of a painted wooden figure quite like this one out thereI am sure made