Inuit Miniature Dog Sled with Figure and Seals funny drawings this antique oak wood box

this antique oak wood box is constructed of four hinged parts with triangular shaped ends

with snail on its head

Turning the handle rotates one of two colorful round glass slides

this is just a lovely object that feels great in the hand and that I think has many more good years in it yet

This doll shows its age

Inuit Miniature Dog Sled with Figure and Seals funny drawings this antique oak wood boxBased on a few other Inuit carvings of dog sleds I have found in a similar manner, I think this one may come from the Nunavat region in Northern Canada, and would think likely dates to the mid 20th century or so, at a time when thousands of Inuit sled dogs (qimmiit) were killed in a government initiative to pressure Inuit people to abandon traditional subsistence hunting and ways of life. Also around this time (and in response), artist cooperatives