Cast Silver Polar Bear modern Japan a woman carrying a basket

a woman carrying a basket on her head

These well-worn wooden toy bowling pins--one of two sets I found at a recent estate sale--are just wonderful objects to have around

while the sifting area is woven of a finely twisted natural fiber the same color just a shade darker than the grass

this striking large black vase is unmarked

the seat of the tribal government

Cast Silver Polar Bear modern Japan a woman carrying a basketThis miniature cast sterling silver polar bear is just an exquisite little object, happy perched most anywhere or carried in a pocket as a good luck charm. Though I have found no mark on it, I have found a number of lovely cast silver polar bears online of about the same size and to which it bears a close resemblance. I found this one at the estate sale of an avid art (and small animal) collector in Kansas City, which included many fine things. I've