Inuit Carved Stone Seal on Rock handmade wooden toys as is the frame

as is the frame

with the owl used as a symbol to welcome good luck and good fortune

Overall great antique condition with a terrific patina

though he's got a pretty empathetic face

this one a hand-painted folk art boot scraper with a really fantastic painted surface

Inuit Carved Stone Seal on Rock handmade wooden toys as is the frameThe last from this recent batch of Inuit stone carvings, and perhaps my favorite of all, with the seal carved and polished to a very satisfying smoothness, amplified by contrast to the rougher slab of stone below. I find seals such compelling and endearing creatures, especially for their combination of grace in the water and awkwardness on land, and this carving holds the two in balance I think, with its head stretching forward as if just about to