Marvelous Isah Papialuk (Povungnituk Inuit) 1985 Carved Stone "Winged" Seal antique bone gaming chips which does not go as

which does not go as far as the painting itself

" I think just as singles they are pretty terrific

and the bolster-like shape the piece they are attached to--likely cut from an old box as there is some text on one side--which serves them perfectly

including with the words "Everybody Loves

but I'm pretty sure come from the same set

Marvelous Isah Papialuk (Povungnituk Inuit) 1985 Carved Stone "Winged" Seal antique bone gaming chips which does not go asAnother 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