Inuit Carved Wood Sea Lion Bookends with Bared Teeth, a Pair carved decoy Thibet: 5" x 5 7/16"

Thibet:  5" x 5 7/16"

I am COMPLETELY in love with these

withome light smudges and toning and a small water stain to the upper right corner

wood is 13/16” thick

Inuit Carved Wood Sea Lion Bookends with Bared Teeth, a Pair carved decoy Thibet: 5" x 5 7/16"Love at first sight with these two, which I believe are Inuit, probably Alaskan, and I'd guess 1940s or so. The mounting of the the carved sea lions (I am pretty sure sea lions rather than seals) to bookend type platforms seems a bit of an afterthought (they're not heavy enough to be very effective bookends, and the nails attaching the carvings to their platforms have some wiggle) but what marvelous and very charming creatures, most especially the