Man with Cap Small Carved Bust vintage inuit print 75" long x 3" wide

75" long x 3" wide x 1 5/8" tall

There are many theories about the Pied Piper

I do rather love the vision of a series of them lined up along the bar in a lively saloon somewhere out west

with tiny white speckling to the blue enamel that seems original/indigenous to the piece

Man with Cap Small Carved Bust vintage inuit print 75" long x 3" wideI can't decide for sure whether that hat on this guy is a hunting cap with the ear flaps up, or an engineers cap? I could easily see him at the helm of a train, periodically sounding the whistle, but could also imagine him out in the woods, with his over sized ears well suited for picking up the sound of birds and rusting animals in the distance! Either way, a sweet, fairly old carving, and nice addition to any carved cast of characters. Just shy of