Wonderful Old Inuit Scrimshawed Bone Box painted pine which I purchased from a

which I purchased from a seller in India who deals largely in Sanskrit manuscripts

Or put it in your pocket and take it to a rally or a sporting event

Image size is 8 7/8" x 5 7/8"

Pretty cute

Wonderful Old Inuit Scrimshawed Bone Box painted pine which I purchased from aReally a wonderful, and curious little box, which I am quite confident is Inuit, and carved of bone I would guess Caribou bone antler as it feels very similar materially to a couple of Inuit dolls I've had, carved of Caribou bone and joined with thread made from sinew (ivalu), which is how the carved lock (which looks rather like a rudder) is secured and held tight via a knot on the opposite side of the box. I am not quite sure the original function