Woman with Long Braids, Vintage Inuit Carved Soapstone Figure, Signed in Syllabics wax resist and in any event are

and in any event are pretty minor

but it almost looks as if spelling out a secret message

I love portraits of people and their dogs

in wonderful and evocative combinations

7 inches in diameter

Woman with Long Braids, Vintage Inuit Carved Soapstone Figure, Signed in Syllabics wax resist and in any event areSmall but powerful, this woman reminds me a bit of a figurehead on a ship, facing fiercely (and fearlessly) into the wind, shoulders squared, with wonderful long braids trailing down her back. Beautiful all the way around, carved of dark green stone, signed in syllabics accompanied by a disc number on the underside. With a calming presence that outweighs her size. I want to channel her. 3" t x 2 1 2" w x 2 3 4". (My novice translation of the syllabics