Inuit Carved Soapstone Canadian Goose, 7 Inches, Mid-Century gold 1962 handwritten in blue pen

1962 handwritten in blue pen

perhaps alongside a pretty bowl filled with walnuts

that there are a good number of Japanese cast iron owls out there

The glass slides in horizontally to a three-sized frame on the backside

with that seam opened on a portion of the fourth side

Inuit Carved Soapstone Canadian Goose, 7 Inches, Mid-Century gold 1962 handwritten in blue penI was not prepared for the scale and weight and terrific presence! of this Inuit carved goose, which I purchased online it is less of carving to add to the menagerie, and more of a substantial sculpture, to give pride of place. And, having spent a few years on a farm negotiating geese, which were extremely territorial and fiercely protective of one another, I think it beautifully captures the posture, poise and pride of the goose, always on the watch