Seal

Seal

Technique: Carved, polished. Materials: Steatite (soapstone); hardness <7; gray in color. Design Elements: Two seals; bottom seal is only head and neck; top seal is lying down on a flat surface, one forelimb rests upon shoulder of lower seal.
  • Object: Seal
  • Artist: Joshua Sheeg
  • Circa: Late 20th C
  • Dimensions: H: 4 1/4"; L: 7 1/4"; W: 3 3/4"
  • Culture Area: Arctic
  • Cultural Group: Inuit
  • Cultural Context: -
  • Donor: George B. Robson
  • Catalog #: 96.081