Wonderful Inuit Carved Stone Janus Faced Sculpture wooden blocks on post seemingly endless library of old

seemingly endless library of old books

but I am pretty certain it is Chinese

8 1/2" tall x 3 3/4" wide x 3 1/2" deep

really excelled in conduct and all aspects of English

dressed in gendered garments woven to size

Wonderful Inuit Carved Stone Janus Faced Sculpture wooden blocks on post seemingly endless library of oldThis I think is my favorite Inuit piece I've had in my possession bold, sensitive, a little awkward, mystical feeling, intense and very human. I'm drawn to Inuit pieces that hold multiple gestures or states of being in balance, and this Janus faced piece is literally double sided, with a skeletal shaped head with outlined eyes inverse to a smiling, contented looking one with horizontal slits across the eyes (resting? wearing snow goggles? all seeing?)