SALMON: Inuit Sculpture -mottled black serpentine; Joe Obed Inuit -Labrador

Description

A small Atlantic Salmon -  fish, by Joe Obed, Inuit sculptor.  This salmon is a classically simple Inuit/Eskimo carving.  This fish with tail slightly bent appears to be swimming.  It is carved of black serpentine and Joe has incised lines (fine white lines) on it's tail and fins.  The serpentine stone of the fish also has some thin lines/inclusions of white and green which are part of the stone. T
he base, also of black serpentine has large areas of marbled light green serpentine inclusion.    The stones' inclusions add beauty and interest to this work.
(ALL lines seen are stone inclusions not chips or cracks.  A crack can be felt when you gently drag your fingernail over it.  No cracks!-  Stating this in answer to question about a different sculpture w/inclusions lines)
The little fish is 2 7/8" long, 1" high at it's tail and about 3/4" across.  The base is 2.5" at longest and 1.5" across at widest and about 1/4" high.
Joe has recently sculpted 3 other fish - a larger Arctic Char, and 2  similar size Atlantic chars in a different poses.
Catch them
here soon! - all will be listed in coming week or so.
Joe Obed is an Inuit and has written a bit about himself.... he is from "
Hopedale Labrador. Born and raised there. Been carving since 1999. I work with stone and antler. It's all hand carved and original work. I have work ranging from animals to drum-dancers. Sold my work around the world." He says he has sold overseas work mostly in Germany, Japan and England among other countries
Signed on the bottom - see second to last photo "Joe Obed, Labrador, Salmon - 2019".