Early Grenfell Mission Carved Wooden Eskimo Doll futuristic with some age for sure

with some age for sure

I especially love the face of the figure and hat held high in a wave to us

It bears some resemblance to the birds produced by Stangl Pottery in the mid-20th century

and some crazing to the glaze itself

Early Grenfell Mission Carved Wooden Eskimo Doll futuristic with some age for sureThis wonderful carved wooden doll would once have been clothed in fur and leather, I believe likely with stuffed cloth legs and booted feet as well, but those clothes are long gone and I personally love it bare where all attention turns to the carved and painted drawn face. Quite a rare thing, it comes from Grenfell Mission in Labrador, a philanthropic organization founded by Sir Wilfred Grenfell in 1892 as a branch of The Royal National Mission,