SIGNED VINTAGE INUIT ESKIMO CARVING OF SEAL ALONG WITH A CARVING OF AN ESKIMO CARRYING A SEAL.Both marked to underside, the eskimo signed Mary Qayaq. The seal with various number sequences. Two soapstone figures; one depicting a reclining seal, the second a figure carrying a seal. - Seal: 11" in length. Eskimo: 12" high. Estimate $200-300
PROVENANCE: Estate of Sallie Harper Helm, Easton, MD
Good. Seal having a scratch to the surface along the neck, otherwise no chips, cracks. The eskimo having what appear to be minor cracks (you can feel with nail) which appear along inclusions. Otherwise, no losses.
