Inuit Carved Stone Otter Gripping Fish broccoli sculpture The San Jose mission was

The San Jose mission was founded in 1797 by the Franciscan order--the 14th Spanish mission established in California--and

but no significant damage to any of them and I sure think they are lovely

and am pretty certain it was made by her daughter

At the bottom of the drawing

Inuit Carved Stone Otter Gripping Fish broccoli sculpture The San Jose mission wasOne of two more Inuit carvings from a handful I bought last week, I believe all of which came from one collection, and to my eye a very good collection as I was tempted to buy many more. Not as frequent a subject as a seal or a bird or a figure, and I especially love the treatment of this otter's flipper like paws, especially the hind ones as they grip the rock he balances on, as if holding very tight with his tail doing the same from the back side. I