Unmanned Inuit Hide Over Wood Frame, Sinew Stitched Model Kayak, 12 Inches character studies This one I purchased from

This one I purchased from the estate of an artist near me

and with the spooled handle

Lid fits very nicely and snugly over the bottom half

This is a brass snuff/tobacco box dated 1787

6 1/8 x 8 3/8 and in good

Unmanned Inuit Hide Over Wood Frame, Sinew Stitched Model Kayak, 12 Inches character studies This one I purchased fromYes, it is nice to find one of these with an old carved figure sitting inside it, but this kayak, hide tightly stretched over wooden frame and stitched with sinew (I love those seams) is quite a beautiful thing on its own. Inuit, likely Alaskan, and earlyish 20th century I believe. With one sinew thread stretched across the bow just in front of the seat which likely once secured a paddle. 12" x 1 3 8" x 1 3 4" t. Good condition, with one small hole in