Marvelous Isah Papialuk (Povungnituk Inuit) 1985 Carved Stone "Winged" Seal antique bone gaming chips with a bit of green

with a bit of green as well

pinpricked drawings/paintings on paper

which is what I love about them

which does not go as far as the painting itself

but I'm pretty sure come from the same set

Marvelous Isah Papialuk (Povungnituk Inuit) 1985 Carved Stone "Winged" Seal antique bone gaming chips with a bit of greenAnother wonderful Inuit stone carving of a wonderful creature, this one I believe a seal with front flippers raised, I believe about to plunge into the sea, but looking equally as if it might take flight. Quite unusual portrayal, and just fabulous I think, done by Isah Papialuk (b. 1926), a well known Inuit artist (both for carvings and for prints) from Puvirnituq Povungnituk in northern Nunavik, northern Quebec, Canada. Signed (incised) and dated on