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Seal

Qaqatu, Makasi

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Qaqatu, Makasi
Carving
Inuit
Akulivik, Quebec, Canada
1950-1982
soapstone
overall: 8 cm x 8 cm x 8 cm
This is a stone sculpture of a rotund seal. The stone is dark grey and smooth. The seal is curled up with its front flippers leaning over its tail flippers. It has little whiskers, eyes, and "eyebrows" hairs scratched into the surface. The seal is seated atop a base.
This is a stone sculpture of a rotund seal. The stone is dark grey and smooth. The seal is curled up with its front flippers leaning over its tail flippers. It has little whiskers, eyes, and "eyebrows" hairs scratched into the surface. The seal is seated atop a base.
animals, marine life, seals (pinnipeds)
Stone
Circumpolar Art; Contemporary Art
Gift of Dr. Maurice Yacowar
U023.5.18

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