VINTAGE 9" Bird Seal Transformation by Seepee Ipeeli *Eyes Wide Open*

Inuit art: Bird Seal Transformation
Inuit Artist: Seepee Ipeeli (1940-2000)
Size: 9" long, 3" high, 3" deep
Community: Iqaluit, NU 04/26
Stone: Serpentine
id: L-9980fdjy

NOTE**Inuit Art is Handcrafted in Canada.  It ships TARIFF-FREE to the USA

**This Item is Eligible for Our 0% Interest Layaway Plan

EYES WIDE OPEN is an uncommon carving subject for Ipeeli.

At first glance, Eyes looks like an innocent seal pup.

Then it jumps out at you.

Our seal pup has a BEAK!

Transformations are popular in Inuit art.

Shamans are humans who change into birds or animals and then back again.

But a seal changing into or from a bird?

Very uncommon!

Eyes Wide Open has all the beautiful features of a Seepee Ipeeli sculpture.

The apple green colour of the stone is the crowning glory.