Antique Handmade Paper Doll with Bird-like Face and Simple Dress lobster and woman a common theme in Inuit

a common theme in Inuit art--as if emerging from the sea and about to extend its legs

which is early 1900s Dutch

with clasp in place

I don't know enough about shoe or boot construction to read them as patterns

Late 19th/early 20th c

Antique Handmade Paper Doll with Bird-like Face and Simple Dress lobster and woman a common theme in InuitI'll never pass by a handmade paper doll of this sort the best and purest, simply cut from lined paper, folded for symmetry, with graphite drawn face, and a single dress that fits right over her head. Wonderful shape to her body, with these great arching shoulders tapering to points, and tiny feet below. And best of all her face, with sharply pointed nose that looks rather like the beak of a bird, and nicely untamed hair! 3 1 2" t x 2 1 8" w. Very