Wonderfully Primitive Walrus Tusk Carved Animal, Presumed Bering Sea Inuit antique sake bottle appears on the front of

appears on the front of this old notebook

to her red lips

which shows a few tears but could certainly still be used to store some things

I also like that it can be displayed sitting up

Wonderfully Primitive Walrus Tusk Carved Animal, Presumed Bering Sea Inuit antique sake bottle appears on the front ofPure love. This fabulous creature was carved from walrus tusk, I believe by an indigenous carver from the Bering Sea area. I found another of a very similar animal form in a very similar manner described as a fox (image included in photos) that one 19th century and described as carved by a shaman for a hunter to carry as as a sort of amulet or charm. It is the relative crudeness and immediacy of the carving that make it wonderful to me (and that face,