Wonderful Inuit Carved Stone Janus Faced Sculpture white and orange jars lovingly made little object and

lovingly made little object and reminder

I love the way in which the two birds overlap as they perch on their leafy branch

packed tight and useful still to keep eggs or whatever else safe and sound

and the notion that these would make for the perfect happy “pops” in a minimalist white kitchen

Wonderful Inuit Carved Stone Janus Faced Sculpture white and orange jars lovingly made little object andThis 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?)