Elegant Large Signed Ball in Cage Whimsy, 1975 souvenir penny The backs of these terrific

The backs of these terrific old tramp art frames--late 19th or early 20th century I believe--are almost as great as their fronts

editor and art director of early fashion magazines “Le Style Parisien” (making Parisian fashion accessible to consumers in New York and London) and “Gazette du Bon Ton” (a higher brow “journal of good taste”)

capturing the extraordinary  beauty and spirit of this exceptional Eskimo/Inuit carving

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and what I’d assume are hooks hanging from their mouths

Elegant Large Signed Ball in Cage Whimsy, 1975 souvenir penny The backs of these terrificIf I were to imagine the perfect single ball in cage whimsy, this would pretty much be it! Very skillfully carved, with super elegant lines I really love how the round of the ball is echoed perfectly by the curved walls of the cage at top and bottom, and held in by the very thinnest of walls; just lovely. And it really feels quite luxurious at about 7 3 4 inches tall as much as a small modernist sculpture as a folk carving! Happily it is signed and