Inuit Stone Carved Loon folk art lure MA I purchased it from

MA I purchased it from

Solid wood

and then "K" and "Q" for the positions of King and Queen

Executed in black and gray ink on a rice-type paper

Good overall condition and wheels turn smoothly

Inuit Stone Carved Loon folk art lure MA I purchased it fromI find this loon (I believe it is) tremendously satisfying, with its elegant, smoothly carved body offset by its elongated, slightly hooking, more primitively carved head and beak in the most perfect, empathy inducing way. Making it even better is the maker's use of the natural coloration of the stone (soapstone I believe), such that one half of the loon is more of dark gray green, and the other a lighter green brown, changing just about right down