Marvelous Isah Papialuk (Povungnituk Inuit) 1985 Carved Stone "Winged" Seal large jug slides in and out to

slides in and out to either conceal

) or indeed as pitcher (pretty cumbersome to fill

13 3/8" tall overall

with leaves interspersed

Porter and Middletown Connecticut printed at the very bottom edge

Marvelous Isah Papialuk (Povungnituk Inuit) 1985 Carved Stone "Winged" Seal large jug slides in and out toAnother 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