Wonderful Inuit Carved Stone Janus Faced Sculpture cast bust Victorian era American

Victorian era American

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They measure 3" long x 3/4" wide

Pieces like this were made using molds

I think the perfect thing to frame and hang in bathroom to contemplate

Wonderful Inuit Carved Stone Janus Faced Sculpture cast bust Victorian era AmericanThis I think is my favorite Inuit piece I've had in my possession bold, sensitive, a little awkward, mystical feeling, intense and very human. I'm drawn to Inuit pieces that hold multiple gestures or states of being in balance, and this Janus faced piece is literally double sided, with a skeletal shaped head with outlined eyes inverse to a smiling, contented looking one with horizontal slits across the eyes (resting? wearing snow goggles? all seeing?)