Woman with Long Braids, Vintage Inuit Carved Soapstone Figure, Signed in Syllabics wax resist with a bit of brown

with a bit of brown stain on the interior bottom and a bit of minor scratching on one side of the exterior

along with canoes and row boats

and in any event are pretty minor

but it almost looks as if spelling out a secret message

I will never tire of antique folk art watercolors of flowers--largely painted by women and a lot about close looking

Woman with Long Braids, Vintage Inuit Carved Soapstone Figure, Signed in Syllabics wax resist with a bit of brownSmall 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