Carved Ivory Seagull Pin / Brooch stoneware pitcher and features a style of

and features a style of interlocking forms that I believe is called ku-nan-kan-byat

the oak wood box is constructed of four hinged parts with triangular shaped ends

showing the irregularities in the bone more dramatically than they appear to the eye

but with a hint of mustard that gives them a bit of an edge

Carved Ivory Seagull Pin / Brooch stoneware pitcher and features a style ofDespite their seashore ubiquity wherever food might be found, I do believe seagulls are very beautiful and graceful birds! Vintage and carved of walrus ivory I believe, this pin captures the sense of soaring pretty nicely I think or, worn in the other direction, plunging! I am not sure where this pin was made; possibly Inuit but unsigned and I'm not entirely sure. I realized after photographing it (at 2x magnification) that the recesses between