Does anyone know anything about this cat sculpture?

i recently picked up this cat sculpture and would like to know more about it. I like it and plan to keep it but i'd like to get opinions on it. Is it junk, a keeper, designer, etc... I assumed mid century but i honestly don't know much about this...

Thanks,

What is it made of?

I'm sorry, but i don't know what it is made out of? I appears to be worked by hand in the interior. It feels like if i were to drop it on the floor it would break.

It looks bronze in the picture. I haven't seen any thing like it before, I can't be much more help with identifying it