Marvelous Isah Papialuk (Povungnituk Inuit) 1985 Carved Stone "Winged" Seal funicular I love the squatness and

I love the squatness and very rounded curves of this small Inuit carved soapstone walrus

all filled on both sides (so 14 sides)

An ancient Indonesian tradition centered in Java

and then dressed in this crocheted onesie

Marvelous Isah Papialuk (Povungnituk Inuit) 1985 Carved Stone "Winged" Seal funicular I love the squatness andAnother 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