Wonderful Carved Inuit Stone Seal by Noah Nowdlak primitive sign with a bit of wear

with a bit of wear to the wood

is made of solid wood with a birch bark veneer pressed/embossed with with this wonderful image of a very anxious-looking child surrounded by roosters

detailed with ties and fringe

9 7/8" x 7 1/2" x 1"

I believe this dates to about the late 1st/early second century A

Wonderful Carved Inuit Stone Seal by Noah Nowdlak primitive sign with a bit of wearI really really love this piece, especially for the straight on view, with the extended front and tail flippers together with raised head giving this seal a great sense of force and reach, and also a sort of bold elegance, which isn't always how one might think of a seal. The black stone with natural vein running across horizontally adds to the effect, a bit like an electric current running down the center of the body. The piece is by widely exhibited