Wonderful Old Inuit Carved Wood Figure in Hide Parka spear fishing decoy Signed on the bottom but

Signed on the bottom but I can't make it out

The top of the stopper almost looks to be carved with a name or face or something

14 3/4" long

Clearly these show some rust and paint loss

while there are some references to the war mixed in

Wonderful Old Inuit Carved Wood Figure in Hide Parka spear fishing decoy Signed on the bottom butWhat a face. And what a marvelously gestural body. This carved figure is definitely Inuit, I think likely Greenlandic, and I am sure once sat in a hide covered kayak, with his carved hands probably gripping carved wooden oars. The leather of his coat has aged and hardened in what I find a most beautiful way, to hold this sort of raised shoulder, dangling hands shrugging posture that feels full of character and full of life. I've looked at enough of