Most Wonderful Antique Inuit Doll with Hand-drawn Leather Face ebony and bone Ink on board

Ink on board

I assume) and was gifted to her by her teacher Miss Harwood in 1862

feels great to pick up

not noticable unless you are looking for it

A bit of wear to the surface of the interior frame left edge

Most Wonderful Antique Inuit Doll with Hand-drawn Leather Face ebony and bone Ink on boardPerhaps my favorite doll I've ever had, and I love a folk doll. This one is Inuit, late 19th c. or so, I believe, with the arms replaced at some point it appears, but otherwise all original, and very solid and sound. Of course the face breaks my heart hand drawn eyes, brows, and straight line of a mouth on hide with the hide cinched together to form the nose, and then a hand stitched seam running down from there like a scar. But also this beautifully