Inuit Stone Carved Loon wood box with latch which takes a strong pull

which takes a strong pull to open

but none I think as fine as this one

with some lighter and some darker areas

In recent years I’ve become a huge fan of the work of many Canadian Inuit & First Nations artists

I'm not sure the maker of this one

Inuit Stone Carved Loon wood box with latch which takes a strong pullI find this loon (I believe it is) tremendously satisfying, with its elegant, smoothly carved body offset by its elongated, slightly hooking, more primitively carved head and beak in the most perfect, empathy inducing way. Making it even better is the maker's use of the natural coloration of the stone (soapstone I believe), such that one half of the loon is more of dark gray green, and the other a lighter green brown, changing just about right down