Lot #93: Signed Hand Carved Indigenous Soapstone Sculpture Turtle Eagle Wolf

This is a hand-carved soapstone or soft stone sculpture featuring on one side a detailed wolf profile on the lower front and a turtle crawling along the top curve, on the reverse or alternate side of the same multi-layered soapstone sculpture is an elder or ancestral face with closed eyes, carved deep within the stone. This often represents an ancestor, a guardian spirit, or a deep connection to the earth and traditions. An eagle profile at the top right, extending upward. The eagle is highly revered in Haudenosaunee culture, symbolizing strength, courage, and carrying prayers to the Creator. And a feather along the neck flow elegantly right beneath the eagle's beak at the top right of the piece. Signed Todd Longboat (born May 10, 1978) who is a highly skilled Indigenous sculptor belonging to the Onondaga Nation, Wolf Clan. He comes from a prominent multi-generational family of carvers based on the Six Nations of the Grand River Reserve in Ohsweken, Ontario. Weighs- 6.4 kg. Dimensions: 13” h x 10” w x 2.5” w Pickup category timeslot {A}