Elegant Inuit Black Stone Carved Owl house-shaped box dates to the 1840s or

dates to the 1840s or so

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

A triangle block measures 1 3/8" on each short side and 2 1/16" on the hypotenuse

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

Elegant Inuit Black Stone Carved Owl house-shaped box dates to the 1840s orI'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.