Richly Patinated c. 1960s Inuit Stone Seal Sculpture Signed Devie toy set I believe it dates to

I believe it dates to the 1940s or so

It's the arms

and it appears that Joseph took great pleasure detailing the dress

which one most often sees on embroidered wallets of the 18th century--so beautiful

and then the dangling bait at the end of her fishing pole

Richly Patinated c. 1960s Inuit Stone Seal Sculpture Signed Devie toy set I believe it dates toSigned "Devie," I believe this may be an early piece by Davie Atchealak (1947 2006) Iqaluit (Nunavut), also known as Devie. With quite a rich patina, I am quite certain it is an older piece, 1960s is my gut, and quite a beautiful one I think, with a light colored vein in the black stone creating a perfect ring around the neck of this graceful seal, stretched out on slab of stone, seemingly forever on the verge of slipping out to sea. Lovely all the