Wonderful Carved Inuit Stone Seal by Noah Nowdlak primitive sign 9 7/8" x 7 1/2"

9 7/8" x 7 1/2" x 1"

detailed with ties and fringe

reminding me a bit of a Helen Frankenthaler painting

is made of solid wood with a birch bark veneer pressed/embossed with with this wonderful image of a very anxious-looking child surrounded by roosters

persisting underneath the array of cut marks

Wonderful Carved Inuit Stone Seal by Noah Nowdlak primitive sign 9 7/8" x 7 1/2"I really really love this piece, especially for the straight on view, with the extended front and tail flippers together with raised head giving this seal a great sense of force and reach, and also a sort of bold elegance, which isn't always how one might think of a seal. The black stone with natural vein running across horizontally adds to the effect, a bit like an electric current running down the center of the body. The piece is by widely exhibited