Inuit Miniature Dog Sled with Figure and Seals funny drawings with snail on its head

with snail on its head

A charming set of vintage painted wood toy bowling pins or skittles in yellow

I'm really not sure this one is that old

but no significant damage to any of them and I sure think they are lovely

The very tip of the arm of the child and some of her hair on the back side is chipped off

Inuit Miniature Dog Sled with Figure and Seals funny drawings with snail on its headBased 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