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INUIT SEAL STONE CARVING SIGNED DATED AND NUMBERED

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INUIT SEAL STONE CARVING SIGNED DATED AND NUMBERED
INUIT SEAL STONE CARVING SIGNED DATED AND NUMBERED
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Well done Inuit stone carving of a seal. The seal is signed in syllabics, dated 1978 and numbered. Measures 6". Provenance: From a Charleston SC Private Collection. Seals represent wealth and plenty among Northwest Coast tribes, and images of seals commonly adorn potlatch artifacts. In some Northwest Coast tribes, such as the Nootka and Makah, seals are also associated with skill and safety on the ocean waves and were used as emblems by sailors and whaling parties. In the Inuit culture, seals are symbols of innocence, and therefore Inuit translations of the Bible use the Inuktitut word for "seal" in place of "lamb." Seals are also used as a clan animal in some Native American cultures. Tribes with Seal Clans include the Tlingit and Haida. Seal is used as a clan crest in some Northwest Coast tribes, and can sometimes be ound carved on totem poles. Ref: Inuit Art by Ingo Hessell 2003
Condition
good 6"x2"x2 1/2". Wt. 13 oz
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INUIT SEAL STONE CARVING SIGNED DATED AND NUMBERED

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