Richly Patinated c. 1960s Inuit Stone Seal Sculpture Signed Devie turquoise glazed I believe these date to

I believe these date to the Civil War era

Original surface

6 1/4" long x 1 1/8" wide x 3/4" deep and in great structural condition with a terrific patina of wear

but this quintessentially Art Deco image of archeress and greyhound at the center of the lid

and some use of red and blue ink in addition to black (which reads now as sepia) The book starts in one direction then was flipped midway and started in the other direction

Richly Patinated c. 1960s Inuit Stone Seal Sculpture Signed Devie turquoise glazed I believe these date 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