Elegant Inuit Black Stone Carved Owl house-shaped box The framing of the yellow

The framing of the yellow curtains

Definitely 19th century and I'd guess more Civil War era than end of the century

it would certainly make a fantastic picnic basket

No real matter

unpainted posts on one side of the porch--perhaps were later additions to add reinforcement in holding up the overhang

Elegant Inuit Black Stone Carved Owl house-shaped box The framing of the yellowI'm sure this Inuit carving, with its crooked beak, represents an owl, but is a fairly unusual one from what I've found in its minimalism, feeling quite like a modernist sculpture. Very striking I think, with a really strong presence. 4 3 4 t x 5 1 4 long measured on the square; 1 lb 6 oz. Signed (incised) in syllabics with a disc number on the underside. Very good condition, with a few flaws in the stone, which appear native to it.