Eija SERAS Eskimo Inuit retailer Theme Couple Nose Kissing Sculpture in Terracotta Canada Folk Vintage c.1970s

Very sweet Terracotta EIJA SERAS seated pair of Inuit/Eskimo themed characters nose kissing/rubbing noses. Circa 1970s
This charming little pair of terracotta friends is signed on the underside Eija Seras. This little sculpture from Finnish-born Canadian artist Eija Seras. Seras produced a range of Inuit figurines, hand sculpted from terracotta clay, in the late 1960s through the 1970s based on her four years living at the U.S. Air Force base in Goose Bay, Labrador in the mid 60s .The artist was awarded the Canadian Design of Merit citation in 1974 by the National Design Council of Canada for her native figures
Measures approx. 2 3/4 inches high,2 7/8 inches wide by approx. 2 1/4 inches retailer deep. Excellent condition