Inuit Carved Stone Seal on Rock handmade wooden toys though with such personality I

though with such personality I think they're equally great just standing still

dates it to prior to 1940 and corresponds to a specific master silversmith

and really like the grey patterned borders on these and the orange fans at their centers

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

submitted it to a competition

Inuit Carved Stone Seal on Rock handmade wooden toys though with such personality IThe 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