Inuit Stone Transformation Carving with Three Faces antique cast iron fraternal horseshoe 4 7/8" x 3 1/8"

4 7/8" x 3 1/8" and in good condition

I believe it is model "No

with stair step-pattern details in a very dark brown

especially in term of getting the color

spool holder posts along both sides

Inuit Stone Transformation Carving with Three Faces antique cast iron fraternal horseshoe 4 7/8" x 3 1/8"I love the immediacy of this Inuit carving, which would fall in to the genre of a a transformation carving, portraying a spiritual metamorphosis of human into animal, or between various animals. Transformations are a frequent feature of traditional Inuit stories from the era of nomadic life on the land in the arctic, and appear regularly in Inuit sculpture. Here the transformation appears to be occurring from both sides, with a human face at the