Featured Woman with Buckets - Assessment Problems - Need Help!

At first, I thought this miniature woman carrying buckets was stone, then resin and then walrus tusk. I then realized I was over my head. It is signed on the bottom and under one shoe, but I can't figure out what it says except the 80 k. Here are my observations:

1. She is highly polished.
2. There are cracks and discolorations everywhere.
3. There are distinct lines, some curved. - Note the photo of the unpolished bottom
4. She is 2.5 inches tall and 2 inches wide.
5. Her costume, scarf and face seem to have a distinctive characteristic.
6. She feels heavy for her size.

I am completely lost. Any thoughts, opinions and comments would be appreciated.

 

Russian (USSR) The 11 p is for 11 Rubles with the cyrillic letter p and 80 kopeks ( 100 kopeks per ruble.) In the soviet era, prices were controlled and most items had the price printed or written on the item.

 

Definitely ivory me thinks

Nice find kiko

 

Excellent. I was getting the sense of Russian, but didn't know for sure. This was a skilled artist. He captured the woman well - her movement forward, the drape of her coat, and the steady endurance on her face.

 

Since Russia is a far distance from Africa and India, so perhaps the source was walrus?

 

Or mastodon/wooly mammoth. It doesn't look like elephant ivory.

 

Ohhhh. That would be exciting!

 

Yeah very interesting, agree doesn't look like elephant ivory

Don't let the nutters make you feel bad, that's a great find

 

They ask me at the shop to look over items that they have trouble with. Today, they presented me with 5 small figurines and I told them that they were soapstone and bone. Then they brought this one out. I spent 15 minutes pawing it up before I found the stuff etched in the bottom. It never went out in the store. I always thought it was older.

 

Looks like walrus tusk to me.

 

Cool. My thought too. Thank you.

 

I spent 15 minutes caressing it !!

 

Of course the person to ask is @komokwa

 

That too.

 

I get that way over my walrus bobcat - very satisfying to hold.

 

What a lovely thing that is !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Fingers reaching out !!

 

Palm size, fingers fit in the curves & quite a little chunk in the hand. If I were suddenly told I had to get rid of all my stuff, but could keep a few things, this would be on my keepers list.

 

My fingerees were reaching out to touch

Love how the brightest amongst us do not fall into the anti ivory brigade

 

I have nothing to add as to who, what, when & where but I will point out she is not carrying baskets. The 2 items appear to be wooden buckets.