Elegant Inuit Black Stone Carved Owl Karin og Aase ceramic I jumped on this unusual

I jumped on this unusual box the second I saw it (which photos don't do justice)

quite rare to find

which I suppose would allow one to hang it around one's neck

Of course they are so beautiful that they are also perfectly wonderful just to keep at home

and with a little research I confirmed it is early Zanesville

Elegant Inuit Black Stone Carved Owl Karin og Aase ceramic I jumped on this unusualI'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.